The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-03-04

the increase Will De MADE.
Albany-Kidnaped by friends, H.
F. Wilkins, a prominent young man
OF this city, passed the first night of
his welded life away from his bride
last week. Taken soon after the
wedding, he was kept a prisoner all
night, and was not liberated until
o'clock the next morning. During
the past two years wilkins has par
ticipated in a number of jokes on
friends OF his who were married
and thoy have been waiting for q
chance to pay uD old scores.
Pendleton-By far the biggest ir-
rigation scheme undertaken In UNA
tilla county since the construction
of the government dam at Hermis-
ton, was launched here Saturday
when the Inland Irrigation Company
made final purchases of an S00-acre
tract OF land on the Umatilla river,
near Yoakum, for the construction
of a dam which will hold 10000
acre feet OF water to be held in re-
serve for the use Of the 10000 acres
of land In the Furnish-COe project.
Portland-Investiga begun by
the regents of the University OF
Oregon of a hazing episode, the vic
tim of which is the son of promi-
nent Portland people, reveals pitt
full case. The youth, whose name is
withheld pending the conclusions
reached by the regents, is now con-
fined in a private sanitarium under
the care of specialists, a mental
wreck. He was hazed December II
last for being late at the evening
meal In the dormitory, his punish
ment being immersion in bathtub
of cold water The victim is 20
years old.
Portland-The house of represen-
tatives by a vote of 140 to sc agreed
to the senate amendment to the
Washington judicial bill, authoriz-
ing the appointment Of an additional
federal Judge in Oregon. This as
sures the final approval OF the bill
which will be sent to the President
Senator Fulton will be the new
Judge. OF this there is no longer
any doubt, for his intimate relations
with the incoming President and Mr.
Taft's known regard for Mr.. Full
tons legal attainments. The amend
ment provides for a term of court
each year at Medford and Pendleton,
as we'll as at Portland.
Portland--Instead of a skilled
bank-robber and experienced crimi-
nal the daring leader of the trio
that raided the East Side Bank De-
cember 7, was merely the fast going
head of a family, whose fondness
for a fallen woman and attendant
shortage Of funds drove him to plan
the desperate act. The culprit is
Claud V. Wells a local bartender
who was arrested in a Tacoma lodg-
ing-house last week. Wells is known
to be the man who lost $4,000 oi
his loot by sending it to Ogden as
third-class mail addressed to John
Price" and fell into the hands OF
another man of that name.
klamath Falls-Word has beer
received here that the Hartman
railroad will be built up the De
schutes river to connection al
klamath Falls with the road now
building northward to this point
Over 100000 900 has been set aside
for the construction Of a railroad
up the Deschutes river into Centra
Oregon, terminating at Bend, anC
for an extension of the new Shasts
division, now nearing klamath
Falls. northward to meet the De
schutes road at Bend, thus complet
ing new route from San francisco
to the Columbia river.
Weston Weston Normal Schoo
will continue its work until com
pletion of the school year in June
! This was the decision reached at
mass meeting here, when $1,000 wa
| pledged to defray teachers salarie
and other expenses. Students from
M counties subscribed literally ant
will ask their home people for as
sistance.
Eugene Benjamin II. William
has been chosen to represent tn
| University in the interstate oratori
cal contest to be held at Moscow
Idaho, some time in May. William
is junior in college. His ORATOR
rs entitled The Dawn of Peace"
Salem-At meeting of the joir
committee of the Capital Water Con
mission and the Salem council
was definitely decided to establish
mountain water system for Salem
which will furnish not only thi
city but all of the state institution
with a supply of pure water. TIL
city plans an expenditure of prat
tically $750,000 In creating such
water system.
Hillsboro-Morris Knudson, {
near Sherwood, was fined $50 upo
pleading guilty to trapping a bea
yer. knudson stated that he wa
trying to catch a coon and tue bes
yer sprung the trap In detau
of the fine he is serving a % day
sentence.
Pen enlleton-Local and county OF
ganizations of the Farmers Educs
uonal and Cooperative Union {
America were formed in this cit
Saturday. Graingrowers were pres
ent from every section of the couI
try and practically all who were
the city became members of the OF
ganization. Better prices for whea
better grain rates, lower prices fC
sacks and independent warehouse
are the principal things which th
graingrowers expect to accomplish.
Salem-The Oregon Academy {
Sciences closed two days conver
tlon in this city Saturday Afternoon