The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-02-14
FINS, FURS AND FEATHERS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

That st. Patrick never saw any
snakes in Ireland, let alone drive them
out, is the claim of Patrick Murphy,
native of Ireland and sergeant in the
marine corps.
Snakes, declares Murphy, were un-
known to the sons of Erin until one
DR.. Guithers in l773 imported two
small reptiles, then considered a curl
osity.
1.-THE first man to really see snakes
in Ireland. "Esays Sgt. Murphy, was a
friend of DR.. Guithers. This occurred
on night when the man, a habitual
drinker, awakened out of a drunken
sleep and saw the Doctors pets crawl
ing over the floor of his home. DR..
Guithers, after that, claimed snakes to
be a positive cure for drunkenness, but
st. Patrick? why, he never even saw
one.
E. j. Middleswart caught four fine
salmon trout one day last week. Mr..
Middleswart had more large whitefish
than his friends could count.
LR. Gano landed fine salmon trout
one day last week.
Pat is mere dog of mongrel breed
and medium size, but he is considered
as full fiedged member of the police
force by other officers. Pat recently
came to town with his former owner,
Deputy Clerk Francis, when Mr.. Fran
els moved in from his ranch. He be-
came attached to Joseph Frazier, city
night officer, andssince their first meet
ing the dog has been a faithful assist
ant of the police officer.
Pat before 10 O'Clock at night has
no Distinguishing features from any
other ordinary dog. But after that
hour he becomes an alert representa-
tive of the law. He begins to sniff in
dark allies and the shadows o f box
cars. The late prowler is very apt to
feel the nip of his sharp teeth. A few
evenings ago Mr.. Frazier was attract
ed by the urgent barking of Pat He
hurried to dark ward back of Jap
anese home. Returning to their homes
after an evening spent with their city
friends, the rural Japanese men had
been espiedlby the police dog. One of
them was frantically calling for help
from the top of stack of cordwood,
while the other was perched in safety
in the branches of an oak tree.
AS a result of work at the mouth of
the Hood river by the Hood River
County Crane Protective Association
cooperating with the State Fish and
Game Commission, permitting the fish
to enter the local stream, winter fish
ing was never better here. Scores Of
day, and hundreds of the fine salmon
trout have been caught.
Thinking they could have better luck
on a stream where winter fishing is
rarely INDUCED in than on Hood river,
where so many are constantly fishing,
E. A. Franz and son, Earl, visisted the
White Salmon river Sunday. The lat
ter caught single salmon trout. Be-
cause of conditions at the mouth of
the stream the fish do not enter the
Washington stream, it is asid.
Last Saturday Joe, the IL year old
son OF Geo. Hasllngef, decided TO go
fishing. He felled a maple bush and
from it cut pole about the size and
length of a hoe handle. To this he
tied a piece of shoethread about the
length of the rod. A small rock was
used for sinker. The hook was the
only thing the boy purchased.
With a fat WOODWORK on the new
hook, the latterssank into the ripples
at the lower end of deep hole. The
WOODWORK evidently was just what
big salmon trout was awaiting for his
breakfast. With a mighty tug Joe
hauled in the fish. 1t measured 25
inches. ISunday afternoon George, Joe's
nine year old brother, took the home
made apparatus. He came home with
a l9 inch salmon trout.