What would easily capture the prize for the dirtiest still ever taken in this county as captured by Marshal Hart, Deputies Edick, Morrison and Sloat on Wednesday night in a shed belonging to a man named Selby Carpenter. Carpenter and several other members of his family arrived here some time ago from Wallowa county and have been living near what is known as the old Indian village near the Spray Plant. The still, which Carpenter says was on the place when he arrived, consists of a copper wash boiler with a dome made from a two-quart tea kettle. A quantity of copper pipe, used as a worm, was also seized. Efforts had apparently been made to make the still steam proof and two soldering irons found nearby had evidentially been used for this purpose. Numerous vents through which the steam had escaped had been filled with a flour paste and this had been done very recently because the dried flour paste was the only clean thing about the still. The top of the wash boiler bore a thick coat of verdigris and the worm was equally dirty.
While Carpenter swore that the still had not been used since he went on the place, the discovery of a quantity of mash, which had recently been used, made the officers doubt this statement. So Carpenter is held in jail, pending action of the grand jury.
— Jan. 18, 1924, Hood River News
Maybe Spring Is Just Around The Corner
While a glimpse from the News’ office window at the ice-covered street on Wednesday offered not the slightest confirmation of any theory that Spring is near, there was a bunch of pussy-willo [sic] twigs int eh office to prove that Spring cannot be far away, if old Mother Nature knows anything about it. The harbingers of Spring were brought to the News’ office by Ed. Smith, Standard Oil manager, who received them from Mrs. H.D. Steele, of Barrett. They were found in the vicinity of Dee.
— Jan. 14, 1944, Hood River News
Local Sheriff’s Posse To Buy Rodeo Grounds
The local County Sheriff’s organization at a meeting Monday evening, formed a separate organization called the “West Klickitat County Sheriff’s Posse” for the purpose of purchasing land for fairgrounds. They have several tracts in this end of the county under consideration. This land will be used as drill grounds as well as a place to hold an annual rodeo event.
The local organization still remains part of the Klickitat County Sheriff’s Mounted posse.
Officers of the local group are: Carl Twidwell, president; L. Triplett, vice-president; and Ted Lehmann, secretary.
— Jan. 21, 1944, White Salmon Enterprise
City sleuths seek clues to missing water supply: Million gallons vanish daily in The Dalles
Got a sudden swimming pool in the basement — or an ice-skating rink in the backyard?
You may have part of the answer to “The Case of the Missing Water.”
About one million gallons of water are going missing every day from The Dalles water system and the city’s public works director says dozens of small household leads may be to blame.
“We’re just trying to make sure there’s not something going on that we’re not aware of,” said Brian Stahl, public works director. “Typically, during this time of year, our production rates are much lower.
The city’s normal daily water use for this time of year is 1.5 to 2 million gallons, but this year the Wick’s Water Treatment Plant is sending 2.5 million gallons to town each day.
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