The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-03-15
From Thursdays Daily.
This is spring weather.

! LUIS ID SpEiuk WSdIucTs
Do not be afraid to commence gardening
Mr.. Grant Mays, of Antelope, is in tn
city.
The steam ferry.boat is still on the way
undergoing repairs.
The new scow on the beach is being fin
ished as rapidly as possible.
Mr.. Erastus Snow, prominent attorney
of Portland. was in the city yesterday.
From portions we learn the fruit crop j
somewhat injured, especially the peaches.
Have you noticed that elegant display o
smoking tobaccos in Hayter & Williams
show window?
We have received Vol. No i of tn,
Goldendale Courier. 1t Is neatly printed
and quite Dewsy.
Mr.. E. P. FitzGerald. who has been quit,
sick for several weeks past, Is again able to
be upon our streets.
Mr.. r. ]. Taylor, former resident, but
now in the real estate business in Sehome,
WASH, Is in the city.
It is time that our city officers were look
ing after our alleys. Cleanliness is next to
Godliness, and it is always the best pre-
ventive of disease.
Mr.. j. A. Kelley, of Eight Mile, gave us
call to-day. He reports the roads in
pretty fair condition, and with little work
would be excellent.
Mr.. d. Patterson, of Eight Mile, is in the
city. He says the grass is not large enough
to furnish much nutriment, but few days
will make good feed.
A meeting of farmers Is called to convene
at the lower Eight Mile school house to.
morrow afternoon at l o'clock for the pur.
pose OF canvasslng the subject of forming
an Independent or third party. We shall
publish the proceedings in full.
Revieac: Though the loss of stock in this
county has been great, it is not believed to
be SO severe as was at first reported. Some
nave lost nearly everything, but there are
many who have lost very little, and 1t is
now believed that the loss will not exceed
40 per cent.
Prineville Review: Most of the cattlemen
who were feeding have turned their cattle
on the range, the supply Of hay having
gwen out Some of the cattle that were
fed will die as they are very poor and the
grass has not yet sufficient strength in it to
do them much good.
Beaver correspondence of the Ochoco
Review; Sheepmen have turned their fiocks
loose and are just trying to keep the sheep
together as best they can. think fully 20
per cent. of the sheep will die, and half the
cattle that we're left on the range, also a
great many horses will die.
W. w. Journal. March 10th: A fearful
wind storm swept over the city last Satur-
day after sunset and although it didn't last
long it made things "num" while it lasted.
Had the mud been dust, it would have been
still more fearful, and while it rained in the
valley it showed in the mountain, and made
the air feel "frIgidy".
A select social party was given by Miss
Maze Williams last evening at her residence
in this city. The time was spent pleasantly
in games and singing. At the proper hour
a lunch was servsd to the guests. the fol.
lowing are the names of those VINO were
present: The Misses Hollister, Misses Mar.
den. Rowland, Wentz, Lusher, Grimes,
Nettie Michel, Crossen. Ruch, and Messrs.
Nuckols, Weeks, Heppner, Lousdale, Sim.
mons, Giasier, MelIette, NJ. Donnell, Ham,
and Grif. Williams.
Qohoco Repiep: Riley Thompson relates
having seen quite discouraging sight
while coming down the Qchoco the other
0oTs a ohSCP oWhCk h1u luSt ueXuu 70
harvest his crop of pelts and had disrohed
the first carcass. He stood with pelt in
one hand and knife in the other, surrounded
by some 800 carcasses, as if contemplating
which to begin on next. Such a situation
is. indeed, disheartening, for the dead sheep
no doubt represented the bard earnings Of
the owner for years, aud for him to gage
upon their dead bodies and realize that
their peits were all that remained to him as
source of profit. would cause him to feel
disheartened about going to make another
start.
Marshal GIbons and Deputy-SheriG Gates
had long and arduous chase after Young
man named Hawthorne last evening, living
with his father IN house at the garrison,
and who Is implicated in the larceny of hay
aud grain from citizens living in the sub.
urbs. The officers claim that if his father
had not aided him he would have been n.
rested. As it was, they gave him merry
chase, and are determined to have the
youngster, but it Is most dificult as he is
very ROBUST, and can camp out In bis hiding
places If his father furnishes hun food.
There was fine lunch set by Mr.. Wycoff,
the agent of the Charter Oak stoves, at
Abrams & Stewards to-day. The broiling
Of steaks. eggs. etc., in the oven, by Means
of the wonderful wire gauze door, was