The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-03-08
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.

CHINOOK this morning.
, The meetings at the court house st
continue with undated interest.
Mrs. j. E. Hardy left on the train la
evening to visit friends in Centralia.
The Dalles Ice Co. baye put up sever
tons of ice during the past two days.
Navigation on Snake river has been su
pended by reason of the cold weather.
Mr.. j. S. Schenck, of the First Natrop
Bank, is confined to his bed by a seyel
attack of sickness.
There are no new arrivals in The ccunt
Jail, and business is not rushing with OF
county officials.
Peter Payne, who has been confined i
the county Jail since November for larcen,
has been released on bail.
During residence OF many years at Til
Dalles this is the first time we recollect tn
river being frozen over ON the lst of March
Three buggy-loads of persons went up t
the slcughs this afternoon to pass tn
pleasant hours away on the congeale
surface.
The Astoria Columbian heads a rriz
fight can Enjoyable Affair" This is n
doubt true with certain class in ever,
community.
The u. S. Baker is not yet ready for tn,
traffic. Mechanics have been as busy a
possible for several weeks-past; but thei
work is not quite completed.
The religions interest IN the meetings n
the Methodist church still continue. Th
attendance js large and very many hav,
signiiied their desire to join the church.
Men have been arriving nearly every da,
during the week at La GranGe to work OF
the extension OF the Union Pacific road
About 100 are now there, and more are er
route.
The clear ice On each bank of the riyel
furnishes an excellent opportunity for skat
ing. and our young people have enjoyed
themselves very much. We hope no acci
dent happens.
Those who understand the manipulation
OF skates are enjoying themselves on the
ponds these days. Parties leave every
evening for skating purposes on the lakea
below town.
In crossing the river this morning, a
horse led by man broke through the ice.
The hind legs of the animal went INTO the
water; but he was rescued without any
other injury but few scratches.
Mr.. r. Ba, ter, of Nansere, is In the CITY.
He reports about five inches of snow, which
is badly drifted in places. The feed for
cattle has almost been exhausted, and he is
fearful the loss will bs heavy.
A report is again current that the o. r.
& n. Co.'S shops will be removed to
Albina. This reports lacks confirmation,
and is placed In the same list with dozen
others of similar import 10 the lastafew
years.
The teachers quarterly examination closed
last evening with the following result: two
obtained first grades, seven second, six
third and five failures. There were twenty
applicants. Tie examining board were
Misses Lang and Michel.
The telephone system, so long under the
control of Mr.. c. B. Hopkins, formerly pro-
prietor of the Colfax Gazette, changed hands
yesterday, a company from Spokane Falls
being the purchasers. The line will be ex-
tended to Pendleton and other interior
towns.
The school clerk has completed the CEN
sus of the school children in tho La Graude
district, and finds an increase OF one-third
over the census of last year. This IS the
first reliable estimate of the population of
La Grande since last February, and shows
the present population to be little over
5000.
Only one marriage license was issued last
month in Yamhill county. The county
clerk accounts for the dearth of matrimo.
NAL business on the ground of TIE late
spring. According to Mr. Tennyson ".n
the spring the young mans fancy lightly
turns to thoughts of love-" and he should
at least be iuquiring the prce of marriage
licenses 1T this time of year.
An Oregonian special from Corvallis says:
Tie 2.year-old child of Wilson Scott. living
ten miles west of here was burned to death
Thursday morning.. The parents went to
the barn, leaving the child alone. Return
ing they found her clothsng had caught fire
from the stove. Every garment was burned
from her body. She died in two hours.
Eugene Guard: A. o. Eckel,on, en-
gineer of the narrow guage. Is making u
survey OF the road from Springfield to
Coburc. The Mckenzie river has been
examined for bridge site and the rail
road bridge will be located about fifty
yards below the wagon bridge. 1t is ru-
mored that the road will be changed to a
standard gauge the coming summer.
Mark Twain, in his "Big Bonanza" tells
of the bottom falling ont of a well IN Vir-
p1nia City, but an accident occurred on
Willow creek last week, says the Echo
Reuie,c, that lays Marks story in the shade.
s. s. Brown had well near the creek, and
when the food came, the entire well, pump
and all, was washed away. Mr.. Brown
found his pump several hundred yards
down the stream, but his well was nowhere
to be found.
Our stage drivers have had hard roads to
travel during the past week. Part of the
distance to interior towns the ground IS
bare, and sleighs cannot be used, but the
rest Of the way sleIgbing is excellent.
Then to hold the reins behind four prancing
horses these cold mornings is not delight
full by any means. There is very little
play in stage drivers vocation, but in the
desert of their lives there are frequent
oases, and they are jolly companions on the
road when they "unbend" and tell some OF
their experiences We believe The Dalies
has as good natured stage drivers as any
place, and, although possessed OF many OF the
old fashioned traits, they know how to make
time pass pleasantly. May they live long
and prosper.
South Bend Enterprise: a young couple
named Frederickson left Bruceport IN
small fiat bottom skift to buy household
goods at South Bend about the first OF this
month, But not hearing from them, their
friends naturally concluded that they were
visiting some where during the stormy
which occurred about that time.
but few DAYS ago their boat was found
,wamped on the beach near Toke's point.
A baiier and an old AK shows that the boat
was not upset. 1t is supposed that they per-
shed from cold and exposure Incidental TO
, trip in such boat and in suo!i weather
IS no information can be obtained of their
They had been married but
short time.
Idaho Statesman: The snow blockade on
he Iiaho City Stage road ON Monday was
something which will long be re-
nernbered by the engineer, conductor and
rain hands, as well as by the passengers
Who we're en- the train. The run from
,tierman's to the new grade on the other
de of the summit was made on flyer time
md in geod shape, but at this point
eries of drifts were encountered which
compelled the abandonment of the parlor
coaches, when the engines were detached
md led oyer the summit and down to
Jlawson's where an extra train was in wait
ng, which brought what was left OF the
wrecked unfortunates TO the city. MIR.
lanes G.. Walker. the distinguished Spirit
talist, who had been making missionary
our through the Basin, was among the
but being well fortified with re-
toratives and inv;gorating influences.
scaped with only slight depletion OF dis |
ocular vein.
Mr.. P. DeHuff-chief engineer of the o. |
Z. & N. Co.-arriveG in the city |
Chn rsday afternoon from q short visit to |