The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-01-18

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= From Mondays Daily.
The indications this morning are of a CHI
= nook wind.
AT Kingsley the coolest weather has been
}, l6 degrees below zero.
:. The east-bound flyer arrived in the city
n to-day about o'clock.
:. The snow at Thompson's mill, eight miles
d from Kingsley, is three feet deep.
Severe colds, influenza and what is termed
Ia grippe is quite prevalent in this city.
4 The springs and wells in the county are
again full of water, since the fall of snow
The roads are in excellent condition, and
the best sleighing for number of years is
now enjoyed,
The rotary steam plow went down yester-
day afternoon to clear the track between
this city and Portland.
The river presents a beautiful sight these
! winter days. 1t is closed by floating ice
from bank to bank, which is of the purest
white.
TIE railroad between this city and Port
land Is reported In terrible condition. TIE
snow and ice in many places are above the
rails.
; By reason of snow blockade between
Bonneville and Cascade Locks, the east
bound flyer did not arrive in this city yes
terday.
This afternoon q chinook commenced to |
blow, and the snow has lessened In guam |
tity, and the weather moderated very ma
terially.
The citizens generally watch their water
pipes, and we have heard very few COM
plants about water freezing or pipes burst |
ing this winter.
We see some of our citizens cleaning the
sidewalks of snow. This will interfere with
coasting by the "small boy" and should be
stopped by the council.
Mr.. Alex. Cathcart, after the fire Sunday
morning, stepped on piece of glass which
eptered his foot about an inch. He is able
to be around to-day, with the aid of cane.
The toboggan slide will be used this even.
ing the members being determined to en-
| joy their fun as long as possible, and the
chinook wind threatens to spoil the amuse-
ment.
The Dalles City Baptist church will hold
services in the county court room next SUM-
day at II a. m. and p. m. A Sunday
school will also he organized Immediately
after morning service. III. {
We received pleasant call to-day from ,
Mr.. e. L. Boynton and Mr.. II. A. Sparring
of Kingsley. They report the farmers in '
good spirits, and that there are encouraging '
prospects for another seasons crops.
Mr.. r. Teukhansen and wife are expected
in the city tomorrow morning They want
to take sleigh ride in Eastern Oregon, and
if the chinook holds up this evening, they /
will be able to accomplish their desires.
Interviews with Weston physicians re- !
garding la grippe appear in the last issue Of Q
| the Leader. One medical man makes the 6
hot pkato hat fla |
vailing epidemic Is merely colds Of con. u
taglous character.
Some reports from the country say that if |
stock IS to be fed few weeks longer there !.
will be considerable loss. The crops last
season were not productive of much hay :
and grain, and stock must suffer if there is =
a long and cold winter.
No. 4, east-bound, double header, IVES
delayed fourteen hours at Multnomah Falls o
yesterday by reason of snow and ice. She v
lost her rights and came in as first section 7
No. 2. She was twenty-six hours between )
Portland and this city. r
Three hundred acres of land adjoining La I
Grande have been sold and bonded by out =
side capitalists to be laid out into surbur, 4
ban additions to the city. The price paid !,
was $3.50 per acre. Already heavy advances !
ON the cost price have been offered.
snow at Kingsley, ON the Tygh ridge, and C
the prospects for crops are very fattering. II
Stock have suffered some; but the farmers L
conclude it is better to lose their cattle than {
TO suffer failure of crops as they did last 7
year.
Very many of our citizens are anxiously h
watching for chinook. With our expert r,
ence in this vicinity we prefer having win 9,
ter in January than in February. If the q
remainder of the month continues snowy 4
and cold, we can expect fine February; if v
not, we may expect very severe weather
next month.
Goods were being lowered from the avn n
ing on Moody's corner Saturday night dur h
ing the fire by means of a rope. A man on b
the sidewalk who received the bundles Al
failed to unite the rope, but chopped off a G,
piece every time. "A few loads shortened NJ
walk, and packages had to be thrown down. b
A little Judgment in such emergencies et
would have saved great deal of labor. 81
La Grande Journal: Another whooping b'
storm set in at 8 o'clock yesterday morning &C
and continued undated throughout the day. til
The snow fall was very heavy and has been al
the means of making good sleighing Old
settlers say this winter is going to be repe- fa
tition of one SIX years ago when snow was or
three feet deep on a level. 1t is possible tor w
another blockade for the snow is light and an
a slight wind will carry it forward. liz
Mist: Preparations are being made by Ord tn
way & Co., to start up their railroad logging tn
camp at Oak Point in the spring. They tn
have several men at work this winter get W
ting the camp in order. The camp has been of
shut down for over year owing to q disa- tn
greement as to the price to be paid to the po
settlers for their timber, but that is now wi
settled, the company we understand paying an
So cents per thousand and stumpage. l'f
As is generally known the Midland Pacific
forfeits $500 for every day that it arrives in fro
Portland thirty minutes behind time with Ze
mail. On this basis the company is putting WI
up considerable Doodle to Uncle Sam, for for
the train is seldom ON time. Some have hu
thought that wrecks and blockades released act
the company from paying the fine required, WI
but they do not. The only cases in which up
the fine is remitted are when there is a SUI
washout or fire. col
The place of resort for the "small boy" pa
Union street, and any hour of the day
gay concourse of boys can be seen sleighing
lown the hill. The city council has granted ag'
The privilege, and the boys are anxious to Gu
wall themselves of it. The citizen or citi- cid
,epess who walks down or up the hill must OLD
look out for breakers" At tie signal IRE
ylven he or she must step ovt INTO ioOt OF 20
,wo feet of snow and consider themselves DE
'afe. If they are knocked down, they
must smilingly accept the result and make ira
40 complaint. no'
Albany Democrat: DIR. D. W. ODell, of sw
Sodayiile. has been committed to the insane Jul
.syum by Judge Catlin, OF Portland. on ira
account of being crazed by drink. He is sen
,aid to have been born drunkard. He Inc
ocated at Sodaville for the purpose of keep ha'
ng away from the maddening influence; ten
,ut it followed him even there. Going to sta
Portland he was arrested and committed, pie
Is stated. This is his second trip to an pre-
lsylum. a few weeks OF good treatment wh
will make him all right probably. The up
loctor is a genial fellow to be with; but PIE
trong drink seems to be his master. we
man came into Mr.. McDonough's saloon on, San
It the time OF the fire, and wanted to sell ~,
,ecktie. overcoat and seven boxes of cigars. ~
Ar. McDonough Immediately took the man w., w.,
o be thief, and winked to his barkeeper aL, a.,
!, close the bargain. He went and called ~. 49,
he officers. snd they laid in wait for him. ;e sae
Is soon the money was paid for the neck '"s
lie and overcoat they arrested him and
ojged him in the city Jail. Ii he had sold
he cigars at the same time the transaction