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


The fruitgrowers of Salem are go
ing to organize fruitgrowers' union
on the plan OF the Puyallup organf-
zation. The union will handle fresh
fruits and probably operate a cooler
Senator c. w. Fulton expects to
include in the omnibus claims bill an
appropriation of 100000 that the
court OF claims has decided is due
Oregon for equipping troops during
the Civil War
Grants Pass will soon have COM
peting telephone system, new COM
pany having incorporated with a cap
ital of $4,000. 1t will ask for a
franchise from the city and county
for an up-to-date telephone system.
The First Presbyterian Church Of
Corvallis have decided to erect a new
edifice to cost from 100000 to $685.
900. The church building now used
by the Presbyterian church was built
in 1856.
improvements of a public nature,
including new residences, water
works and sidewalks in La Grande
for 1908 came close to the 81 1,000,-
600 mark. The coming year will see
an expenditure Of 100000 for irri-
CATION alone.
One day after they conceived a ca
reer Of highway robbery, AL Miller
and Charles Braun, young men ,un-
der rs years, were sent to the peni-
tentiary. They held up a Portland
street-car and secured a few dollars
from the conductor.
Roseburg will pay the heaviest
tax In its history for 1909, This will
be from 80 to 35 mills The alb
sence of the saloons, which have
heretofore contributed several thou
sand dollars to the city, Is one of
the reasons for the heavy city tax.
BY the arrest of two boys peddling
knives in Portland, recent robbery
at Scio. Linn county, has been un.
covered and George Brown, Scic
| printer, is in the Linn county jail
awaiting prosecution on burglary
| charge.
Judge Bronaugh, of the state cir
cult court at Portland, Saturday sen
fenced James A. Finch, convicted O
the murder of Ralph B. Fisher, lat,
prosecutor for the Oregon Bar Asso
citation, to be hanged February S
Finch displayed little emotion Will,
the sentence was being passed.
Fifteen hundred dollars for a.
acre for IL acres is the record pric
for Rogue River Valley orchar
lands. The IL acres are set to New
town and Spitzenberg apple trees,
years old, and from this particula
tract was harvested in 1907 a Gro
OF apples which netted the owne
$6336.
Multnomah County Commissioners
and County Court have decided t.
erect a modern courthouse. An
nouncement has been made that a
soon as levy can be made the prep
arations for construction work on
steel building to cost 100000 will
be undertaken.
Notwithstanding no briefs hav
been filed by attorneys on either sid
of the Hembree murder case, the SUI
preme court has set case for hear
ing on January ID. Under the pres
ent rules Of the court criminal case
will be set for trial without dea,
when the prescribed time has expire,
unless the attorneys secure an exten
sion of time to file briefs,
Four thousand acres of first elias
agricultural land are to be settle,
prior to the opening of spring b.
practical horticulturlsts in the VIII
low Creek Valley The land is nov
being divided into 10, 20 and 40
acre tracts and will be irrigated. Tn
land is to be sold on condition tha
the work of setting out fruit trees
commenced by each buyer In earnes
this spring The land is located nea
Vale.
George Cochran, a 10-year old boy
was caught Saturday night in tn
Station A postoffice, Portland, in tn
act of rif1ing the registered mail. II
!, gained entrance to the room b
crawling through the chute provide
for papers and large packages. o
the night of December 81 a peal
, brooch valued at $40 was stole
from this Office. Young Cochran COZ
fessed to the theft and took the of
GERS to the place where he had 81
creted It.
The people of Eastern Oregon al
, going to demand the enactment of
scalp bounty law by the legislator
this winter. The coyote is the wor!
enemy of the cattle industry and tn
determination of this animal shoul
be encouraged by state aid, they a
. que. Next Of importance to tn
people of the eastern part of tn
, state Is irrigation legislation. Som
bill prescribing a definite water cod
for the state probably will be enaC
ed.
The third annual convention of I'll
Oregon Retail GroCers' and Me
CHdUJb ODCuCu III VI
land Wednesday Over 100 groceI
from the outside cities were in a
tendance. Among the laws that wei
; discussed and will be recommends
to the legislature for passage is tn;
Q providing for the garnishment Of IL
!, salaries of public officials, which
not now allowed. Salem grocers con
= plain against the law, saying the
have lost good deal of money
this way. Eastern Oregon grocer
want law against peddlers. The
|, say that peddlers come through thi
country with goods of various kind
= which they dispose of to farmers.
;. Salem-Benevlng tnat the rur
. schools are most urgently in need
attention and strengthening at &