1926 — 100 years ago
The gravity water supply of The Dalles is the lowest recorded at this time of year in the history of the city, the water commission announced today, after an inspection of the watershed yesterday by J. I. Chambers, water superintendent; Leo Schanno, commissioner, and Irving Turner, employe [sic] at Wicks’ Reservoir. On reaching the Dog river intake the commissioners turned the entire flow of the stream into the city pipe. This has never been possible on May 1, as in ordinary years the weir carries several times as much water as the pipe will carry. Contrary to past season, no snow was found along the entire trip...
— The Dalles Chronicle
Plans are for a Fourth of July celebration to be held in this city. The celebration may be held for two days. The Dufur, Oregon baseball team, one of the Mid-Columbia league is scheduled to play here on July 4th so arrangements may be made to have them play here also the following day.
There will be a parade and a lot of other splendid entertainment. The Legion boys will aid the business men in making this celebration the biggest ever staged in White Salmon.
—White Salmon Enterprise
Someone gave Geo. Morrison and Constable J. K. Carson what is commonly known as a “bum steer” on Saturday night. As a result of the “information” the officers stopped a car in which John Carson, J. W. Fennemore, E. T. Hunter and Earl M. Spaulding were riding and carried out a search for liquor. Excitement ran high when the officers discovered two bottles, each containing a liquid resembling whiskey. The officers then arrested all four men on charges of violating the liquor laws.
The situation looked quite serious until George R. Wilbur appeared on the scene, together with members of the prisoners families and a posse of Forty and Eights and, armed with legal documents, effected their release. The bottles contained nothing stronger than cold tea, and had been planted in the car and information given as part of the “tortures” which all who would enter the order of 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux must endure.
—Hood River News
1946 — 80 years ago
The mystery of the “Mosier wild man” was solved Monday of this week.
For the last 10 days section hands members of train crews and boatmen had reported catching glimpses of a bewhiskered, unkempt individual who seemed to be either a fugitive or a hermit. At first, police officers were skeptical, but over the past week end they finally caught up with the “apparition.” It was a wild-eyed man, dirty and disheveled. At times he could talk coherently, however, and officers pieced together his story.
He said his name was Joe Friday and that his home was in the east, and that he had served in the war. He remembered his serial number and some of the circumstances attending his hospitalization as a mental case. Several weeks ago, he said, he walked out of a veterans’ hospital and in some manner made his way to Mosier.
There, for the last 10 days he had hidden in the rocks and willows along the Columbia river, subsisting on roots, apples and anything available.
He will be returned to a veterans’ hospital for further treatment.
—Hood River News
The C. D. M. ranch at Mosier again will certify 35 acres of strawberry plants, in order that the plants may be shipped anywhere in the country, it was reported today by W. Wray Lawrence, county agriculturalist. The operators of the ranch now estimate that they will need 300 strawberry pickers to harvest this year’s crop.
— The Dalles Chronicle
1966 — 60 years ago
Plans for a larger lodge building then envisioned in the bid by the Hood River Improvement Association, and more extensive food service presumably tipped the scales in favor of Mt. Hood Meadows, Oregon, Ltd., a Portland-based investor group. As a result. Mt. Hood Meadows was picked by the U.S. Forest Service this week for a federal license to develop a new winter sports site... on the southeast face of Mt. Hood.
— The Dalles Chronicle
This week’s unseasonable hot weather brought the river rats back to the White Salmon for another try at the turbulent section between Husum and Northwestern Lake. Dr. T. G. Lathrop and son Jack of Oregon City who have previously run this section successfully four times before found the extreme turbulence of the spring runoff too much for their special rubber craft. The trip had to be abandoned about mid-way on the three mile run when a snag that could not be avoided plunged the Lathrops and their guest, Keith McCoy in the chilly White Salmon.
—White Salmon Enterprise
Secretary of State Tom McCall will make two trips to Hood River county next week to keep separate Monday and Tuesday speaking engagements.
McCall, a Republican candidate for governor, will be a featured speaker at the 7th Annual Scholastic achievement banquet at Wy’est High School Monday.
—Hood River News
1986 — 40 years ago
Noodle sellout. Lovers of authentic oriental noodles have snapped up the available tickets, so there will be no sales that door for the annual Sister City Noodle Party this years, says Marlene Van Metre, who headed ticket sales. Ticket holders can start dining on the shrimp and pork noodles tonight April 16 at 6 p.m. at the Crag Rat Hut in Pine Grove.
—Hood River News
Town Hall considers Bingen White Salmon consolidation proposal. “White Salmon is already spilling more than enough water to supply Bingen at its peak demand,” Jaksha said. Bingen relied upon a system of wells for its water supply, having questioned the amount White Salmon charged for water in the past. Jaksha said those concerns should be addressed before the public. He said continuous supply to Bingen would require a larger hookup between the two towns but would not require additional capacity.
—White Salmon Enterprise
TIMBERLINE LODGE, O. (UPI) — Three climbers reported dead by rescue crews were airlifted from icy Mount Hood to a Portland hospital today where doctors were slowly thawing their bodies in an effort to restore their vital signs. A search continued for eight other climbers from an Episcopal school who have been trapped by snow for two nights on the slopes of the 11,239-foot mountain in northwestern Oregon.
The Wasco County court will make a decision next Wednesday on submitting a $3.2 million bond issue the public on the June 24 ballot to build a new 56-bed county jail. ...The proposed jail would be built on the parking lot west of the present courthouse...
— The Dalles Chronicle
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