The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-06-14
From fridays DAILY.

NitlaeE electlOu AOn1ay.
The weather ls cool and pleasant.
Hon. Phil. Metschan. state treasurer
elect, is in the city.
Improvements on the Masonic building
are progressing rapidly.
The official count was made yesterday.
The tig1res are given in another column
Roldens Ethereal Cough Syrup the
best in the market. For sale by all drug
gists. aft
June IS rapidly passing away, and the
prospects for high water are not as good as
they were three weeks ago.
To expsl the impurities of the blood and
give strength to the system before the eff.
fects of warm weather are felt, use Pfund-
er's Oregon Blood Purifier. d&w
Miss G. NJ. Towles, assistant principal of
the Wasco Independent Academy. left Oh
visit to the east to day. She will not re.
turn until the commencement of school next
fall.
The electric light company will increase
their dynamoes. and can furnish any of our
citizens with arc or incandescent lights.
Application should be made to Mr.. H.
Glenn.
The case of G. B. Wilde vs.. U. R. & N.
Co. ended yesterday in verdict for the
plaintiff The suit was for $50 600 damages
for injuries sustained, aud the jury awarded
the plaintiff $4,000.
The new brick on the corner of Second
and Washington Is learly completed.
Plastering the interior is the next work.
The exterior has been cemented and pre-
sents very handsome appearance.
The jury has been discharged and this
evening Judge Fee will adjourn court for
the term. There mas been considerable
business transacted during the term, and
lawyers have been kept quite busy.
Baker City Blade: The Snake river
steamer will be launched this morning at
IL o'clock at the Huntington bridge. The
trial trip will be made to the Seven DeyIls
as soon as the boat can be put in rig.
We understand that Wednesday night
a very bountiful shower of rain fell in
the country round this city. Crops are ap-
pearing in good condition. and there are
good prosp cts of an abundant yield.
The graduating exercises of the Wasco
Independent Academy were held last even
ing in the Vogt Grand. There was large
audience present, and the exercises passed
off very agreeably. Each of the graduates
acquitted himself and herself IN a very
creditable manner, which reflected honor
on the institution and its able faculty, of
which Prof Torbett Is principal.
Albany Democrat: While at the peniten-
tiary recently an Albany woman called on
W. ". Saunders, Billy Daniels and Hill,
train wrecker. They all looked very sad,
as if they didn't enjoy life behind the bars;
but good time to be sorry is just before
commit the crime that causes the i'm
prisonnent. The woman LEFT with bunch
of artificial flowers from Hill, having left q
boquet of the genuine article, which about
expresses the difference between inside and
outside life-one is dead, the other alive.
East Oregonian: cap" Gillian and a
force of twelve Uuion Pacific surveyors
passed through Pendleton Thursday morn.
ing on their way up the branch. The party
was very reticent as to their destination
and object. and are evidently trying to
steal a march on the Northern in the Pot.
latch country, as it is learned that they are
bound for some point on Snake rlves. Fer.
haps they intend to survey the contemplated
branch to Lewiston.
Eastern Oregon Republican,: As Mr. and
Mrs. James Raymond returned to their
homs in the western part Of town about Z
o'clock Tuesday night they were surprised
to find thief in their house. In the dark
ness and excitement he escaped without
recognition. 1t was aseertained that he
had taken considerable silverware, but was
interrupted in the nick Of time. Officers
were informed at once but up to going to
press nothing has been heard Of them.
Astoria Columbian: The Oregon move
ment for a creditabIe display at the Worlds
Fair, does not move very fast. If three or
tour energetic men would get together and
call meeting, the matter could be pushed
along without any trouble Oregon must
have large and cr,ditabls exhibition at
Chicago, and we cannot afford to lose any
time in getting ready for it. The work win
require many months of preparation, and
the sooner we Eegin the better will pc the
display. We have too much to show to
think of sighting this matter.
the closing exercises of the public school
took place this afternoon, at which the fol.
lowing programme was rendered. The at
tendance was large, and each person &C.
Quilted himself or herself very commenda-
Div. Chorus, "Huntei's Calf; recitation,
..fhe Bla,k Horse and Rider, Bulah Ster-
ling; solo, Eva Heppner; recitation. "De.
serter". Harry Wentz; recitation, "Rei
Jacket, Mona Rowe; duett, ''When Lite is
Brightest, Myrtle Mcneil and Maggie
Roberts,; recitation, ''Gurnant Hail.,