Water dispute ends with Hood River deal for plant
Hood River council unanimously adopts a report settling the long water fight with Pacific Power and Light. The city will obtain the water plant for 53,704.80 plus 20 in legal costs, totaling 85,764.80, then a flat price of 101,706.80 after revenues through January 1. Councilman Brostos urges immediate bond funding and praised the committee’s work, while the firm pledges to aid bond sales and publicizing the town’s growth. The agreement includes discharge of pending appeals to allow rapid water-system improvements.
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Ice and Water Committee
Pacific Power & Light Company
Hood River
Pacite Company
Stearns & Derby
Enit
Brostos
Tre and Water Committee
Tasue
Councelman Brose
Fire and Water Committee
Chas. T. Marly
Facile Power & Light Company
Portland
Ore
Dee
Chas. T. Barry
Snel Depemlt
Special Water Fund
Pacifc Power & Light Company
Creteri
Met
Cougar Lurks in Pine Grove. Goat Killings Spark Hunt
A cougar prowls Pine Grove killing goats as hunters pursue the beast. Mount Hood hunter Jake Lentz tracks the animal, noting six inch tracks and unusual dragging of ruined goats. Some goats were found buried under cleared underbrush as the hunt continues.
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Pine Grove
Ponte
Jackson
Altoogether
Jake Lentz
Mount Hood
Dan
Frightened Horses Run Riot in Crowded Street
A team of horses hitched to a wagon belonging to L. Trout bolted loose and ran through a busy street Saturday morning. Bystanders scattered as the frightened animals dodged vehicles, colliding with a pole and electric wires. no serious injuries reported, several near misses noted during Christmas shopping rush.
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Wis
L. Trout
Sutton Case Aired In Fight For Children
Dramatic closing argument in habeas corpus case in The Dalles Circuit Court features Portland attorney Frederick V. Holman presenting that Albert Sutton moved to Oregon with his daughters to separate them from their mother Ethel M. Montgomery. Arguments focus on California custody decree and Oregon jurisdiction with Hood River residents watching closely.
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Oregonian
Frederick V. Holman
Portland
Albert Sutton
San Francisco
Oregon
Seventh Judicial District
Elrenlt
Cralshaw
Ethel M. Montgomery
Sutton
Court of California
Lian Filver
Orexon
Montgomery
California
Vancouver
B. C
New York
England
France
Delerum
Mr. Sutton
Jurisdic
Lil
Hood River
Tle
City School Census Shows Marked Increase
A. Bishop, clerk of the board, reports that the Mood River district sees a 47 pupil rise in counted children aged 4 to 20 compared with last year. The district totals 347, excluding city high school attendees living outside the district and students over 21.
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R A. Bishop
Uitelde
Parkdale gathering strengthens Hood River Upper Valley ties
A Parkdale meeting under the Upper Valley Progressive Association united Hood River and upper valley residents with local business leaders. Judge Stephen A. Lowell delivered a lengthy lecture on The Law and Lawyers Then and Now, tracing legal history from Moses to the McNamara case. The rail trip via Mt. Hood Railroad highlighted regional ties and progress.
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Parkdale
Upper Valley
Progressive Association
Hood River
Mt. Hood
Stephen A. Lowell
Lowell
John Goldaburg
Moses
United States
Bunker Hill
Hydro Company Charged With Contempt of Court
Contempt proceedings were brought against the Hydro Electric Company by Pacific Light & Power Company over wiring that allegedly interfered with the rival firm. Judge Bean postponed ruling and ordered a board of electrical experts to report next Tuesday. Officials from both companies attended the Portland hearing, with testimonies heard on the dispute and plans to extend service under existing contracts.
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Hydro Electric Company
Pacific Light & Power Company
Feld
United States
Portland
Pihpers
N. J. Evans
Hydro Company
Charles GH
Bean
United States District Court
Maelfic
Tine Bern
Watt
State Street
Julie
Juda Bean
Hall
Poette Power & Light O
Alva Day
Geo RB. Wilbur
X_ (. Evans
Hydro
A. J. Derbys
Hydra Co
Jesse Stearns
Chas. Gill
Hood River County Eyes Tax Levy for Pest Control and Orchard Work
Hood River County convenes its first meeting of the year to consider a tax levy aimed at funding expert pest control and orchard development. A local abolition society petition seeks support while officials plan thermometer placements and field observations across districts.
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Hood River
Hood River Pelluwahle
Petithon Ask
Profesor W. Fi
Gomant
Verofemor
Capert
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Fight For Children
Belgium
San Praneisco
Mre. Sutton
Walter Whitte
San Pranecseeo
St. Clair Apartments
Rival Corporation
Judge Bean
Elpemmind
Tampa
Pysrt Lane
Fellowship Association
van Horn
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