The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-11-16
From Tuesdays Daily.

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The Astoria and Coast Railway is pro.
crossing quite rapidly.
Tacoma received a carload OF horses from
the stockyards yesterday.
Mr. A. Mcleod, of Kingsley, is in the
city in attendance on court.
Work on the jetty at the mouth OF the
Columbia will close down Dec. lst.
Seven carloads of cattle left SaItmarshe's
stockyards for the Sound this morning.
The stockyar6s in this city shipped twen-
ty-six carloads OF sheep to Chicago last
week.
Hon. ]. E. Atwater returned this morn.
ing from visit to Spokane Falls and
Sprague attending court.
Joseph, the chief Of the Nez Perce Indi-
ans, is in Portland. He passed through
The Dalles last Sunday.
A few of our farmers IN attendance on
court, not finding rooms in the city, are
camping in the suburbs of the city.
The chinook wind which commenced Sat-
urday night has blown every day since, and
the atmosphere is as balmy as spring.
No particular business was done in the
| circuit court yesterday. The docket was
gone through, and several cases settled.
Mr.. James Taylor, foreman in the
machine shops In this city has accepted a
similar position in the shops at Albina.
Mr.. r. j. CHM, of Biggs, was in the city
to-day. He reports the farmers in Sber-
man county very much encouraged at the
full prospects.
A carload of cattle, having become
crowded too much was stopped in this city
yesterday, in order to take them out and
rearrange them.
Two little boys in Upper Astoria were
playing with a hatchet last Friday. at
wasn't loaded" but one of the boys mourns
the loss of the ends of two of his fingers.
In some places the ground is not moist
enough for plowing, although it is being
done. In Wasco county there will be 25
per cent. more grain sown than was last
year.
Through fire and water, pestilence and
famine, a. J. Wall and his spotted crow
still reign supreme on Eight Mile. The
crow entertans customers while Wall feeds
them with the fat of the land.
The Hillsboro Independent. an excellent
| exchange, publishes an eight-page edition
on the 7th inst. full OF interesting and.in-
| stIuctive matter regarding Washington
county.
Mr.. j. B Morrison, of Hay Canyon,
called upon us to-day, ami had a cheering
word for his portion of the country. Stock
is IN good condition, and farmers are very
hopeful for the future.
In the mammoth edition of the Hillsboro
Independent of Nov. 7th we find mention of
Mr.. L. L. Whitcomb dealer in furniture.
Mr.. Whitcomb was formerly resident of
The Dalles, and at one time owned the
fishery above this city.
Mr.. NJ B. Stanford is in the city organ
izing branch Of the Guaranty Building
and Loan A, soclation of Minneapolis, MInn.
He will be in town several days and thor
oughly canvass the subject with our citi-
Zens.
Mr.. E. Frost, who has fine farm about |
two miles from Dufur came IN the Office to- |
day for pleasant chat. He is well pleased |
with the country, and says the partial fail |
ure should not discourage any one. He |
has seen it much worse in many states.
The D. Z. & N. Co. are now laying a
sewer from the new depot building to the
river. and the present time is fine oppor-
tunity for property-owner in the Z lst End
to connect with their pipes. A move made
now would save several dollars of expense
hereafter. and would furnish a system of
drainage which the health of that portion
Of the city has for long years demanded.
The Baker City Democrat says that 're-
cent Developments tend to show that par
ents had better keep watchful eve upon
their daughters instead of allowing them to
become 'street walkers" see that they find |
something at home to entertain themselves.
The number Of Young ladies in this city
who seem to haye nothing to do but peram-
bulate is becoming alarming and they are |