James Brown of Roseburg, uncle of T. Leland Brown, deputy district attorney, is here today visiting friends and relatives after an absence of 28 years. When the call came for volunteers during the Spanish-American war, Brown went to the Philippines with the Second Oregon regiment. At the close of the war, he remained on the islands for a number of years, returning to California about the time of the World war.
— The Dalles Chronicle
The apple harvest in the Yakima, Wash., district, according to Charles H. Castner, Hood River shipper, who has just returned from the neighboring community.
— White Salmon Enterprise
An ad for a local automobile auction, printed in The Dalles Chronicle on Oct. 29, 1926. It lists cars for under $2,000.
Bottles of booze of all kinds, from synthetic gin, made from denatured alcohol and juice of juniper berries down to a sickly green liquid masquerading as creme de menthe, were emptied into the sewer at the city jail on Saturday morning, when officers decided that the odor was drawing too much attention. The big safe was opened and dozens of bottles of liquor emptied. When the flood of hard liquor had ceased, several dozen bottles of home made beer were used to flush the sewer. Even after this liquor was disposed of there was another lot, comprising 63 gallons of moonshine, captured last week in the West Fork raid. This will be destroyed later and at a date to be kept secret to forestall any attempts to tap the drain pipe leading from the city hall yard to the main sewer.
— Hood River News
An earth tremor, sufficiently strong to make rocking chairs rock and electric light pendants swing, was noticed on Saturday evening at about 7 p.m. in the Oak Grove district.
— Hood River News
1946 — 80 years ago
The margin of one point — a conversion that failed for Roosevelt— proved the margin of supremacy as The Dalles high school Indians last night defeated the Roosevelt Rough Riders of Portland, 14 to 13. The score attests the closeness of the thrill-packed football game...
Seven farm organizations of the county are represented with agricultural display boots at the 1946 renewal of the annual Wasco county fair at Tygh Valley this week-end, with the Ramsey Park grange being awarded first prize with the first prize with an outstanding display of farm produce.
— The Dalles Chronicle
Following the protest of Hood River chamber of commerce, against the cutting of timber along the Columbia river highway, east of Cascade Locks, embodied in an effort to persuade the state highway commission to protect other areas of timber along the highway, Arthur K. Kirkham, chairman of the Recreational Resources committee of the Portland chamber of commerce, has offered the Hood River chamber all possible assistance in putting an end to the efforts of pole suppliers to destroy scenery in the gorge for purposes of small financial gains.
— Hood River News
Although they did not realize it at the time, residents of Hood River county, Wednesday night, enjoyed the greatest display of meteors ever recorded during their lives, thanks to the travels of the comet Giacobini-Zinner.
— Hood River News
1966 — 60 years ago
Both local football teams are at home with weekend and both are in the favorites role in their league contests. The Dalles Indians, now 2-1 for the year, hope to improve that mark...
— The Dalles Chronicle
E. C. (Ez) Kaiser, former Klickitat County sheriff attempting a comeback, is continuing to cling to a narrow lead in the Republican competition in the primary...
— White Salmon Enterprise
1986 — 40 years ago
The Klickitat County Fair Board and county commissioners are working on an agreement that they hope will result in an improved image for the county fair.
— White Salmon Enterprise
It was a soggy but happy ceremony when ground was broken late last week for a large new general purpose building for the Hood River County Fair.
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