The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-01-07
OREGON BRIEFS

no" dt the Sdlem penitentiary avail
ing execution Ly hanging, as a per
atty tor the murder of Elmer PEI
due, Will make every effort to hav
Governor Chamberlain commute tn
sentence to life Imprisonment.
The third annual convention O
the Oregon National Guard was hel
In Portland Monday, in the armory
Addresses were delivered by mem
bers of the organization and regula
army covering matters pertaining f
the National Guard and the militar,
profession and were of exceptiona
interest.
Alumni and ex-students Of the Ore
gon Agricultural College residing II
Umatilla county have formed an as
sociation and gave their first ban
quet Tuesday night. Among the
guests who were present was Presi
dent Kerr of the college. The mem.
bers Of the association hope to make
this BANQUET an annual event.
An enlarged picture and a dia.
mond ring or a rocker chair for good
measure, all for S2.9S, were the In.
ducements held forth by trio OF
smooth-talking takers who induced a
large number of Roseburg women to
part with $2.9S each. After collect
Ing the S2.9S, the takers told their
victims to call at a local store and
get the prizes. Here they discovered
the merchant knew nothing of the
scheme.
Appropriations aggregating almost
100000 will be asked of the COM
ing session of the legislature for
the maintenance of the State Insane
Asylum and for repairs and improve
ments for the ensuing year. This is
an increase of 100000 over the
appropriations of two years ago, or
an increase of 33 per cent. The re-
port asks for appropriations upon the
assumption that no branch asylum
will be provided for in Eastern Ore
gon. The percentage of recoveries.
computed upon the number received
during the period, is 22 per cent.
Senator Fulton held conference
with the Director of the Reclamation
Service, Sunday in Washington. rela-
tive to requests he has received from
settlers on the klamath irrigation
project, for an extension of time for
making water payments to the Gov
ernment. Settlers were under the
impression that their entries would
be cancelled If payment were not
made by May next. Director Newell
informed Mr.. Fulton that payments
on the first unit of this project will
become due May !, 1909, but set
tiers will have one years grace in
which to pay up. Therefore, settlers
will not be in danger of having en-
tries cancelled unless they are de-
linquent with payments after May
l, 1910. 1t is the policy OF the de-
partment to give settlers two full sea-
sons of irrigation before requiring
them to make the first payment.
In the suit of the State Of Oregon
against the Columbia Southern Irri-
cation Company for the reclamation
of an extensive tract in Eastern Ore
gon, the state offered testimony to
show that while the project proposed
the development of about $4,000 |
acres, there was only sufficient water |
for irrigating about 1900 acres, 1t
will be on this showing that the
state expects to be authorized to re-
sclnd the contract that was originally |
entered into with the Three Sisters |
Irrigation Company, which subse- |
quently transferred its interests to |
the Columbia Southern Irrigating
Company. A law is being drafted to |
determine the water rights of the |
state under the direction of com |
mittee representing the Oregon Con- |
servation Commission and which has |
called to its assistance several prom
inent authorities connected with the
irrigation service.
Christmas was made as merry as
possible for the inmates. of the six
public institutions located in Salem
At the insane asylum, where 1900 |
are cared for, a musical
and Christmas tree
was given Christmas eve. An excellent
Turkey dinner was served. At the
a special dinner was
served, minus the turkey, but with
IN abundance of roast lleat and
plum pudding Christmas eve the
prisoners gave an entertainment In
he chapel. The Christmas tree in
he Reform School was in the form
)f huge bell, made of evergreen
coughs. At the close of the exercises
PRESENTS were distributed, each boy
'eceiving some useful gift, together
With bag of candy and q box of
iuts. The day was also observed
It the Mute School and the Blind
school, where everything was done
o bring cheer to the unfortunate
hildren at these innstitutions.