The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-03-15
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

We are tempted to write ''spring" to-day
but may have to unsay it tomorrow.
The east. bound trains are on time thes.
days; but the west-bound are very irregular
Ellensburgh has granted franchise for a
street railway; SO has The Dalles-a yeai
ago. Which railway will be built first.
The losses of stock in this county are not
as large as first reported, aud the winter
will not work any very great injury to our
people.
Pasco Headlight: A. Anderson was killed
in a collision at Sprague last Tuesday
evening Mr.. Anderson fired the switch
engine IN the yards here TOR several
months.
A Chinaman, for selling liquor to Indians,
was held for trial before U. s. Commission
er Huntington last Saturday. He was
taken to Portland Monday to the U. s.
district court.
Mr.. P. Bolton, of Kingsley. Is in the
city. He says the TIMES. .MoUNTAINEER
and Ayers Almanac have made many false
prophesies regarding the weather this win
ter. As we have not consulted Ayers or
any other almanac on the weather, we can
not state what prognotications it has made,
and our predictions were made on exper-
fences of former years.
Baker City Democrat: Powder river took
boom carly yesterday morning and the
ice gorges forced the waters over its
banks, nearly inundating the Gas Com
pany's works. Rubbish of all kinds was
brought down the river, including the
CARCASS of COW, which was deposited
near the gas works and awaits interment
at the hands of the chief of police.
The supreme court at Salem, on Wednes-
day, March 5th, affirmed the opinion
of the circuit court, In the case OF
John II. Koontz against the o. R.& N. rail
way This is the case which was tried at
the June term of the circuit court of Uma-
tjlla county, IN which MIR. Koontz obtained
Judgment against the railroad company tor
$4,000 for the destruction OF the Henrietta
Touring mills at Echo. by fire. alleged to
have been caused by sparks from the com
pany's engines.
The postmaster at Mitchell has received
at various times during the last for or five
months large number OF implements
which show a conglomeration composite
formation between hatchet and corn-knife.
As his assistant P. II. deals entirely in
axes and brushhooks, no use can be made
of the strange looking tools. None of the
gwen away. The number ia increasing
weekly bv a straw fifty or so.
Neus:: Tex Sillman who was over from
Burns this week says that the loss of
stock IN Harvey county is not near as
large as has been reported. AIR. Sillman
saws iohn Devine's cattle loss is not as
great as it was last winter because the
snow in the lake region went Oft early and
cattle We're driven to the desert. We are
glad 10 note these statements, and feel
Confident that the loss in no section will
be as large as it would seem on first esti-
mates.
1t is reported that Hon. ]. J. Browne,
one of the men whose only Objectionable
feature is his belief in Democracy, has
bought the Spokane Falls Chronicle, and
that he intends to make it a first class even
daiingly. We do not know how much
truth there is in the rumor, but we do know
that the Chroaicte has been vastly improved,
in all its departments, since the first of
March, and became in reality what it was
ip name, q newspaper.
Raker Democrat: From Mail Clerk Ed.
ward Shinn the reporter learns that on
last Thursday near Mapadoke, Idaho, a
serious smashup occurred on the Oregon
Short Line and while great damage was
done 10 engine and cars no lives were
lost, but several persons were more or less
seriously injured. The accident was Oc-
casioned by washOut of trustle, the
engine going. down and the cars pilins
over il. Express Messenger James Kneis-
ley, formerly OF this city, had one Of his
arms Dadiy sca.dcd but no serious result
Is anticipated. The fireman was also
considerably injured.
A man has started a new Industry down
the Columbia river near Walkers island.
He has started in fishing for seals with
net having a mesh q loot square and made
of coarse cotton cord. He Is not catching
many at present, as there are bot few in
the river, but he manages to get two or
three a day. Each seal yields about i've
gallons of OIL, worth about 75 cents per gal
Ion, and at least one skin. BY and ny.
when the smelt are running, the seals Will
come up by the hundi ed, aud then he may
catch more than he will know WHAT to do
with. As the seals are very destructive to
salmon, it would be good thing if more
would engage in fishing aud SO lessen the
number.
Bro. Beeserer, of the w. w, Journal,
pays this deserving tribute to MIR. Aionza
Leland, the retiring editor Of the Lewisto
Teller: "After working hard and faithfully
for fourteen long years, Alonza Leland.
veteran editor of the Lewiston Teller, steps
down and out, and like most retiring edi.
tors. expects his re ward in the Sweet By
and By" Some years ago Mr.. Leiaud WAS
smitten with paralysls, and In that untor.
tunate condition, almost helpless, physic.
ally. he stayed in the harness, until worn