1925 — 100 years ago
A pet bear, belonging to J. Thurner, of Wyeth, badly mauled a 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jacob, of Cascade Locks on Thursday of last week. The boy started to climb a tree near where the bear was standing and this appears to have infuriated the animal, which climbed after the boy and dragged him from the tree. At the same time the bear cuffed the boy so hard that it stunned him. The bear then hugged the boy and would have killed him had not the child’s father appeared on the scene and released the child. The boy was severely scratched and bruised, but will recover.
— Hood River News
Deputy Sheriff Giles L. Coleman, county jailer for the last 12 years, was stripped of his star and locked in the county jail with 16 other prisoners shortly before noon today. Coleman is accused by the grand jury now in session of the theft of $256.36 from the vault in the sheriff’s office.
Application blanks for the distribution of captured German war trophies, which are to be allocated to municipalities or patriotic organizations throughout Oregon by the federal government, were received here today from Brigadier General George A. White, adjutant general of the state, who will handle the Oregon allotments.
— The Dalles Chronicle
1945 — 80 years ago
Grade school children of both town and country made an excellent showing in the bond-selling contest promoted by Mrs. Hazel Murphy, four prizes for which were presented by County Judge C. D. Nickelsen. The winner of the contest was Roger Cook, of Park Street School, who sold E bonds to a total value of $7,325. He won the $100 E bond prize, and his school was also given the prize for the largest sales.
— Hood River News
The 16-inch test well being drilled near the mouth of Tree Mile creek by the Orchard Irrigation Cooperative was spudded in Saturday afternoon and was expected to be down at least 30 feet by tonight, according to H. G. Miller, president of the cooperative.
Wasco County’s pea harvest, with the acreage approximately the same as last year, now is getting into full swing, although the peak is not expected until around June 1...
— The Dalles Chronicle
The Klickitat county commissioners voted to give all county road workers pay increases ranging from 40 cents to $2 per eight-hour day. The new rate, now in effect, places all three districts on a uniform rate schedule. J.W. Dressell, second district commissioner, said that the rate is approximately the same as paid by private road contractors. Heretofore the second district had paid a flat salary of $210 per month for road foreman and $175 for truck drivers.
— White Salmon Enterprise
1965 — 60 years ago
Veterinarians inoculated 319 pets during the recent rabies shot clinic in Hood River county, according to sponsoring Jaycees. The clinic was held May 17 through 19 at three locations. In other Jaycee activities, eight couples from the local club attended the state Jaycee convention in Roseburg May 14 through 16, and 18 Jaycees went on a fishing trip to Paulina lake last weekend, where they caught 234 trout — including one 18 inches long caught by Percey Jensen.
— Hood River News
Dog Control Officer T. C. McKinney has almost a full house at the animal shelter near S. Frontage Road. Twenty or more dogs, big and small, puppies and adults, are on hand. Some have collars from which license tags apparently have been lost. McKinney asks that owners pick up their impounded pets...
— The Dalles Chronicle
People wondered about the fishing in Northwestern Lake and the White Salmon river – judging from Northwestern by Mrs. Annabelle Fink of Underwood, fishing must be “fair.” Now – it’s not often that people can catch two like this out of the same hole, Annabelle did it though, took the small one a 5 1-2 pounder first, then minutes later hit the big one, the latter fought for ten minutes, both were caught trolling, using a Ford Feder and worms. Largest was 21 1-2 inches, 7 1-2 pounds, little one 25 1-2 inches, 5 1-2 lbs.
— White Salmon Enterprise
1985 — 40 years ago
Young journalists at Hood River Valley High School had reason for pride when the Oregon Journalism Education Association announced awards for 1985. They had entered their “Eagle Express” newspaper efforts in eight categories in the AA Division, and placed in six of them. Among those were a first place in front page design and second in general excellence, awarded for quality on a cover-to-cover basis.
— Hood River News
A man accused of hitting a city police officer on the head with the officer’s gun which the man had taken was convicted of attempted murder and three other charges Tuesday.
No indication that federal election laws were violated in connection with a share-a-home program instituted by followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh last fall was found by the Federal Elections Commission legal staff, a Rajneeshee spokeswoman said Tuesday.
— The Dalles Chronicle
Workshops on a proposal to establish a Columbia Gorge Scenic Area have been postponed from this month to the week of June 10, according to staffers from the Washington DC office of Sen. Daniel Evans. The announcement came Friday. In the meantime, several copies of maps are outlining the scenic area are now available for public view in White Salmon … “The purpose of the workshops is to help identify the boundary for the Columbia Gorge Scenic Area, to identify areas within that boundary for potential acquisition by the federal government, and areas that should be exempt from the proposed Scenic Area,” said Sally Heet, spokesman for Evans. She said she expects the workshops to attract “a broad spectrum of opinion related to the boundary lines. “That’s going to be the primary emphasis … The goal is to identify in a site-specific manner areas where further discussion of land management should be focused. Land management needs and techniques for these areas remain under discussion.”
— White Salmon Enterprise
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