The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-03-11

Salem-Upon complaint of Alex
Gilbert, of Seaside, the railroad COM
mission will investigate the reason
ableness of all freight rates on the
Astoria & Columbia River railroad
between Portland and Seaside. Gil
bert alleges that the rates are ex-
orbitant.
Pendleton-President c. A. Bar
rett and all the other officers of the
Inland Grain Growers Association
were reelected at the annual meet
ing of that organization. Efforts to
consolidate this organization with
the Farmers Educational and CO.
operative Union of America failed
and both will continue to exist.
Marshfield-The county court will
issue a call for a special election
to be held April 10 to have decided
by the people of a portion of Coos
county north of the watershed, be-
tween the Coquille river and Coos
Bay, as to whether the district shall
be incorporated as the Port of Coos
Bay under the law recently passed
by the legislature.
Salem-Local Elks have started a
movement to reach every lodge in
Oregon to influence legislation to-
ward re-enactment of the game laws
at the special session of the legisla-
ture. Under the last game laws en-
acted 1t is declared lawful" to kill
elk IL months in the year, when the
law should read unlawful" The
Elks lodge also desires a federal re-
serve for all elk herds in Oregon.
Portland - When Rear-Admiral
Robley ID. Evans reaches Portland to
deliver his lecture here on the night
of March 81 at the armory, he will
be welcomed by a special committee
made up of prominent military and
business men, This committee Will
have charge Of the reception of the
distinguished sea fighter and will ar
range one of the most brilliant
events in the history of the city.
Astoria-The Westport Lumber
Company's big sawmill at Westport,
about 80 miles east of this city, was
completely destroyed by a fire which
started about o'clock Saturday
morning, entailing a loss of about
100000, with about 1000 insur-
ance. The origin of the conflagra-
tion Is unknown, but it Is supposed
| to have been the result of either in
cendiarism or spontaneous combus-
ton.
J Albany-A conference of all of
the denOminational colleges of Ore
gon will be held in this city Friday,
March 49, There is no fixed pur-
pose for holding the conference, but
all questions affecting the collegs of
Oregon will be discussed. The con-
! ference will be more social than
business-like in its nature and Is de-
signed to promote a friendlier feel
ing among the denominational insti-
tutions
Pendleton-Carl Matthews, aged
7 years, will probably lose the sight
of one of his eyes as the result oI
playing Indian and coyote" AS the
coyote" he attempted to run past
the INDIAN" who was armed with
a bow and arrow, but the latter's
aim was true, the arrow speeding
straight into the eye and piercing the
eyeball. This makes the third Pen
dleton child to be shot in the eye
with an arrow by playmate, with.
in the past year.
Salem--Local police are looking
for a man who gave his name a.
]. A. Whrit, whom, 1t Is alleged
sold gold nuggets to gullible Salem
people for So apiece. 1t was = seer
tained after Whrit disappeared thai
the nuggets were lead polished over
with gilt. Whrit is also wanted fol
the alleged theft of several number
ing machines in Stayton.
Albany-,Linn county began 1T
first murder trial in 13 years Mon
day morning. The case of Charles
]. Powell, who was bound over un
der a charge of murder In the frs
degree being on trial in the circui
court. Powell shot and killed HON
er Roper on the night Of January 2S
The trouble which resulted In thu
killing arose over Roper's attention
to Leah Powell, the 15-year-olt
daughter of the man now In Jail OF
murder charge
Burns-The Commercial Club o
Burns has requested that the recla
nation service Immediately TAX
steps to demonstrate the existence 0
an artesan flow in Harvey count
by sinking wells at central points S,
individual homemakers may have
reasonably sure knowledge of tn
depth necessary to go for such waite
and of the amount to be found whel
reached. 1t is thought that an ar
tesian supply is the only possibl
source Of water for reclamation pur
poses, upon which settlers in Harne
county can base hope Of permanen
success.