The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-01-04

his lethargy he found himself in Ellensburg,
one of the most surprised and crest-fallen
club swingers that could be imagined.
There were no freight trains yesterday
| from either division. Two freights ar
rived this morning, and the road is again
open.
A crowd of the small boys and girls went
through the streets to-day in happy style.
They made Rome howl for a short time;
but finally subsidized.
If this is the last day of the year, Ad.
Keller, OF the Oro Fino has the same brands
of excellent wines, liquors and cigars as
heretofore, and will constantly keep them on
sale.
When the Ice pond of The Dales Skating
club is in successful operation, the toboggan
slide will have a successful competitor and
center of attraction unsurpassed any.
where.
AOdtanche: A man named Newman was
killed in snowslide at the Buttercup mine
on Wood river, on the llth inst. j. r.
Mcdonald came near being caught in the
same slide.
A large band of sheep are in the corralI
adjoining the Diamond Touring mill. They
were purchased by Mr.. r. E. Saltmarshe,
and will be shipped to Chicago to feed the
people of that city.
A school exhibition will be given at the
Three Mile school house next Saturday
night. The programme will consist Of
songs, declamations, essays, etc. All are
invited to be present.
The Dalles "Y's" desire to extend their
sincere thanks to all who aided them in
making their fair success. Especial
thanks are due Prof. Birgfeld and band who
so willingly contributed the music.
An evergreen tree on Second street
standing on the sidewalk, was loaded down
with old boots, shoes, pipes, etc last
night. 1t is presumed the hoodlum element
desired to present their compliments to the
people generally.
Engineer Darlington, who was injured in
the Blue mountains last June by hog-en-
gine turning over on him, is now conductor
on the Heppner branch. He is not able to do
much work on locomotive, and the COM
pany gave him train.
Notwithstanding the chinook wind last
night, the sleighing is most excellent to-
day. Mr.. Frank Epp, the driver of MIR.
August Buchler's team, rattles through the
streets behind as lively pair of horses as
there are in the city. He doesn't care if
the snow lasts till April, 1t is all right.
The rotary steam plow was called in
requisition Sunday night. She lett the
track at Haynes spur, and this caused q
delay of short time. This plow is the
effectual arbitrator between a snow block.
ade and open communication, and it soon
resolves the problem in favor of an open
railroad track.
Mro e
going to Grant Sunday met with quite se-
rious accident. She had her babe in her
arms, and the horses becoming frightened,
in order to save the infant she suffered q
bad fracture of the arm. DIR. Hollister was
called, and says he is confident that he can
save the limb.
All castings for the o. R. l. N. division
Of the Union Pacific will be moulded in
Omaha, Neb., after the lst of January,
1890. This will reduce the work at
the foundry to local trade, and may neces.
state its removal to Portland. We hope
not, and would be very glad if the building
next spring will keep the foundry in our
midst.
Owyhee Ardlanche: On Thursday night
of last week the stage failed to arrive here,
owing to the storm. The driver and one
passenger laid out all night near the summit
of the mountain, and were only kept from
freezing by lighting fire, which was kept
burning all night. The horses walked
around in a circle to keep warm. On FRI
day morning Mr.. Nichols, agent of the
stage company, went out and brought the
mail in.
A civil case was tried before Justice Lang
in this city yesterday,in which John Parker
of Hood River wds plaintiff and H. G. Coe,
defendant. The suit was for SLY on run
ming account for several years. 1t was tried
by jury, consisting of Messrs. G. Stubling.
A. Bunnell, A. q. Phelps. H. X. Page, j.
81. McDonough, Emile Schanno. The at
torneys for plaintiff were Dufur & Watkins,
and Story & Bradshaw for defendant. The
jury rendered verdict for plaintiff for S37.
Pendleton Tribune: The work on the
Yellow Jacket division of the Long Creek
wagon road has been completed, and that
is now open from Pendleton to
Camas Prairie. There are but two divisions
Of the road to be completed. These are
those for which Case and Smith have the
contracts. There are two miles of the
former contract to be finished, and about
three and a quarter miles of the latter.
The length of the road as completed is
about II miles, extending from Pepdleton
TO the Umatilla county line.
Mayor Henry Blackman received tele-
gram from the Empire Well Augur COM
pany last Monday, says the Gazette, stating
that the contract to bore well at
Heppner had been accepted, and that the
machinery had been shipped. From this
We infer that the work will begin soon-not
ater than the 18th of January, 1890. 1t is
pleasing to the many friends of good water
md fire protection, that Heppner's council
lave at last succeeded in making meaning
moves in that direction. Fire protection
will prove to be a great help to growing
1eppner, and, as one influential citizen
aid: "When that augur arrives at Hepp-
Ter, property in every quarter will haye ad-
'anced twenty-five per cent"
An exchange says: Did you ever stop
o think what tireless letter writer good
ocal paper is! Week after week, reaching
nto year after year, it goes on telling of
he marriages, births, deaths, and the COM
ng and going of the people of our town,
usiness success or failure, accidents, crops,
meetings, in fact, events of
II kinds. All is grist that comes to the
opper of good local paper. Why, if you
yere to undertake to write a letter every
7eek to your absent friend and tell half the
ews that your local paper gives, you would
Don give up in despair. The supposed
leasure would become tiresome, and the
stters grow shorter, farther apart, and
nally quit. Why the difference! Because
nth newspaper it is business. People in
live town recognize this and take pleasure
4 giving the editor news items you woull
ever learn.