The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-01-11
BUSINESS OF COURT
COMPLETED YESTERDAY

/ Because of the heavy snow of the
Valley, many of the parties to suits
and their attorneys were unable to at
tend the sessions of the Circuit, Court
which convened here Tuesday morning,
Judge Bradshaw having been delayed
in coming from The Dalles a day OF
account Of the train service having
been blocked. Although many cases
were on the docket, the absence of
parties made it possible for the court
to finish with business Yesterday after
non.
The first case coming before Judge
Bradshaw was that of the Hood River
/ Irrigation District VS.. Geo. W. Mccoy.
in which the irrigation distrcict by
| condemnation proceedings sought to
have jury set "a value on certain land
which was used by the district for its
ditch Mr. Mccoy attempted last year
to recover damages from the irrigation
district to the extent of $l2, GEO. The
case at that time was brought before
the federal court, Mr.. Mccoy alleging
a residence ia Washington. However,
since he could not establish residence
in that state, the case was dismissed.
The jury in the condemnation proceed
ing returned a valuation on the prop
erty of $3.50 The irrigation district
was represented by Sterns 4 Derby
and the defendant by Attorney Riddell
of Portland.
A record case was held yesterday
morning, the case of K. w. King and
E. r. Cameron, of Portland, against j.
Ainsworth, also of that city, came
before the court. With three Jurors
the case lasted just one hour. at the
end Of which time verdict of S366. 0C
was returned for the plaintiffs, whl
claimed tnat amount due from the
defendant for commissions on sales OF
Hood River Mineral Spring stock
The hearing of the injunction pro-
ceedings instituted by J. f. Batchelder
against the city, endeavoring to re-
strain them from entering into CON
tract with the Hydro Electric Co. for
) a supply Of street lights in the city
was postponed until next Thursday,
when it will be heard by Judge Brad
shaw at TIE Dalles.
But one indictment was returned by
The grand jury. Tins was in the case
of Chas. u. Bailey, who plead guilty
to having forged checks, which were
! cashed here in the fall by local mer-
chants, on r. f. Miller, a Valley orch
ardist. Bailey, the penalty for whose
crime is from two to twenty years in
the state prison, through recommenda.
tions for clemency from the jurymen,
was paroed by Judge Bradshaw. The
length of the parole eXterds over the
minimum ne of the ptnishm, nt He
was Ordred to report to District At
torney Wilson monthly by written com
munication. Since his trouble was
brough4 on him by use of intoxicants,
he was ordered by the judge to abstain
from the use of all liquors. IF
hear of you being rrunk, said Judge
Bradshaw, 81 will Immediately issue
bench warrant and you will be con-
lined to the penitentiary
The report of the grand jury follows: !:
Hood River, Ore. January 10, 1912.
Hon. W. l.. Bradshaw,
Circuit Judge:
We, the grand jury, impaneled at
the 1912 term of the Circuit Court, of
the State of Oregon for Hood River
County, beg leave to report as follows
We have been in session two days
and have given our best consideration
and attention to all matters bought
before us. The greater portion of our
time has been taken up with original
investigation and while we have re
turned but one indictment we have, in
our belief, accomplished results, which
will be for the moral benefit of the
community, but which we do not deem
it wise to specifically refer to in this
report.
As far as the various county officers
are concerned we have made the usual
examinations and find the various
offices systematically conducted, but
of course have not been able to pass
upon the correctness of the different
county books.
Having finished our abors we re-
spectively ask to be discharged W. 4.
King, foreman, II. M. Huxley, Peter
Saltzman, j. X. Sosey, Chas. w. Reed,
F.E. Newly and O. II. Baker.