The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-03-08
From Fridav'a Daiiy

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Hon. w. R. Ellis. of Heppner, ie in tn
city.
Mr.. 3. w. Harlow, OF the U. c. and B
T. Co. is in the dls.
Mr.. II. NJ. Baxter. of Kingsley, is spend
ing few days in town.
A slight sprinkling of snow this morning,
but warm sun before midday left the
ground bare.
A man was arrested yesterday for the lar.
| ceny of watch and lodged in the county
Jail. His exsminasn will he held to-day.
We are sorry to learn that DR.. Waters is
confined to his bed by sickness. His many
friends In the city will be hopeful that be
may soon recover his usual health.
Mr.. I. h. Taffe. of Cello, was in the city
yesterday. His fine St. Bernard dogs have
been poisoned. These are valuable animals.
and Mr. Tafe feels the loss of them very
much,
lpr best iafoEmation from Morrow county
is to the effect that the lass IN cattle will be
so per oent., and IN sheep q to 80 per cent.
The crop prospects are e..ceilent, and
abundant harvests may be expected next
summer.
Crop prospects are very promising.
Every farmer with whom we have conversed
speaks lii glowing terms of the condition OF
the country. There has been considerable
moisture during the winter. and with the
usual rains the harvest will be bountiful.
Seasiae1i Mr., =. T. Foster waa down
from Qott on last Saturday, and be repor ts
that the farmers east of Hock Creek are all
out Of feed, with the e reception in tew
cases of little grain, which they were
feeding. In his immediate vicinity but
little stock had died. Frank Rodenbeck
says the sheep have all died that there
was not enough left to pay to bother with.
A very agreeable party was held last
evenlngat the residen ce of the Misses
Hollister. The time was passed very
pleasantly in social games aud singing.
This was the beginning Of philharmonic
society, whose duty II vii! Be to disturb
the sI1hReEs Of peacable citizens by rat
thing some weird and heathenish tune on
guitar or banjo, during the summer
months.
Baker HepeiRs; The depaty sheriff o!
last Friday, enroute to Roseburg, haying in
charge j. w. Pool, who killed James Nc.
Neil, near Roseburg in October, 1880,
Poole claims that the shooting was done in
self defense, and says he will have no
trouble In clearing himself of the charge.
After the shooting Poole went to Idaho
where he worked on ranch until a week
ago when he was arrested.
Vale Gazette. 1t Itappears that while our
old prospectaEs are in the hills lot of east
ern capitalists have been on the alert and
located 80 placer claims across Snake river
at the mouth OF the Owyhee. and undoubt.
edly have a rich harvest IN view as the cap.
ital is s., ,000. 900 and is composed of we'll
known New York capitalists, with Chas, h.
Fompk!ps, presikdient aud Louis p Rosteel-
man, seefetary, and the papers now on
record in the county clerks office in this
city shows evidence that the Idaho Mining
and Irrigation Co.," knows Its business
Mr.. Geo. N. Peterson, of Biggs, liz in the
city. In crossing lower Fifteen mile creek
yesterday, at Mr.. Cooper's farm, about ten
miles from this city. his wagon turned over
in the stream, and wheel was washed
down the creek: H. worked IN the water
to his waist. and managed to get his horses
and vehicle to the bank. The wheel could
not be found, and Mr.- Peterson was under
the necessity of Borrowing ." hack with
which to come to tbe, city. Fortunately he
escaped drowning; but when he arrived at
the Umatilla House he presented the ap-
pearance of the proyerbiai drowned rat. "
There is no bridge at this crossing, ana for
the convenience of our farmer heighbory,
this should be built as soon as possible.
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