The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-04-19
From TUESDAYS Daily.

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Poll tics is the all absorbing topic CT tn
day.
Several freight teams were in the city tc
day.
Mr.. L. Whitcomb left for Portland til
mornIng.
Our mornings remain cool, otherwise tn
weather Is delightful.
Mr.. ]. P. McInerny is having the ceiling
OF his store repapered.
Whooping. cough is the prevailing malady
| in The Dalles at present.
Mr.. VIM. Mccoy left on the passenger
last evening for Portland.
The Democratic county convention vii
be held in this city next Thursday.
Quite number of our citizens left on the
east-bound passenger train this morning.
A few more days of sunshine and the
street sprinkler will be seen ON cur streets.
Hon. ]. L. Stoly left on the morning
train for Sherman county, on legal busi-
ness.
The prompt work OF the bucket bri-
gade spoiled a first class Item for us this
morning.
Bro. Snyder's paper of the 18th assures
us that Al. has been nominated Tor justice
of the peace. Judge Snyder! 1t sounds
well.
Mr.. N. D. Hughes. a skilled mechanic of
this city, will leave this evening for Hunt
ington where he will work at bis trade dur
ing the summer.
The most persistent bore(r) we have
seen, was the one this morning boring
the long electric light pole in front of
the council chambers.
Quite crowd of friends gathered at the
Umatilla House this morning to say good
bye to Mr.. Brooks and family upon their
departure for the east.
Mr.. w. II. Moore, of Moro, a delegate
elect to the state convention, left this
morning for Portland to be in attendance
at the state convention tomorrow.
Several fine stations were paraded on our
streets this morning, and they attracted no
little attention from admirers of fine stock.
We are informed that they were brought
from Tacoma.
A calf tied back of the Washington
market furnished the vicinity with sutt-
clency of music to-day. The employees of
this office will not care to attend another
concert during the season.
Last evening would have been lovely
evening for the open. air concert, and if such
evenings continue. we will doubtless be
favored with the presence of our band boys
on the streets again soon.
Dr. Rollins, of Grass Valley. is in the
city to-day. He reports prosperity among
the farmers and stock men OF his vicinity.
He states that grain looks well, and that
stock is improving rapidly since the ap-
pearance of spring.
Mr.. S. W. Crane, of Pennington, was
passenger on the east.bound train this
morning. He has been visiting the sound,
and is returning home. He is well pleased
with what he saw of the country.
The German Singing Society will give
an excursion by boat, Sunday, Mag llth.
The ground for the picnic will lie near
Hood River. The committee of arrange
ments will DO their best to make this
grand success.
The Chinaman, mentione1 IN another
column, when asked where he came from.
replied that he came from the sky. We
suppose his descent from the bluff made
him think that he had come from some
region.
The sounding of the fire alarm this morn
ing aroused some OF our citizens from their
peaceful siumbers. Some of the ladies
whose call had fuled to arouse the slum-
lerer in time for breakfast, would doubtless
be thankful to have the alarm sounded
Pendleton Tribune. April l3: An in
ebriated Individual walked into the dining
room Of the Indian Training school last
night and demanded his supper. Superin-
tendent Geddes came along about that
time, sent for the marshal and the fellow
dined at the expense of the city with a
policeman as waiter.
Natural gas has been found in Warren.
ton, suburb of Astoria. A man named
Harrison was sinking well, and at depth