The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-04-05
From TUESDAYS Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Fresh butter at the Red Front Grocery.
The west-bound mail tram was on time
to-day.
Mr.. Alex Drysdale, of Goldendale, is in
the city.
This is the lst of April--usaaliy denom-
mated "All Fools day."
1t is reported that five carpenters, at the
shops, were laid off this morning.
The band boys favored our citizens last
evening with another open air concert.
Taxes have been coming in very rapidly
for few days past, SO we are informed by
our worthy sheriff.
Walsh, who stole A. Buchler's harness,
was this morning held to answer to the
grand jury on charge of larceny from a
dwelling.
There have been eight or ten carloads Of
seed wheat delivered at the depot in this
city by the Union Pacific free from all
freight charges.
Parties from Klickitat valley this morn
ing complain of having been detained two
hours on the other side of the river waiting
for the ferry.
Our city marshal arrested Jas. Welch,
yesterday, for stealing a harness from A.
Buchler. The marshal then got the harness
and returned it to the owner.
The high bluff of rock at the junction of
Ninth and Bridge streets, is now blown out
and the rock placed along Ninth street from
Garrison to Hood, making solid street bed.
Ninth street will soon be the finest drive in
TIE city.
Mr.. A. G. johnson, U. s. deputy mar
shall, to-day arrested J. H. Miller for selling
liquor to Indians. Upon being taken before
Commissioner Huntington he plead guilty
and asked the seyerest penalty OF the law.
He will be taken to Portland tomorrow.
Mr. Geo. Peterson, of Sherman county,
brought in a band of fourteen horses yester.
day, belonging to Thos. Kelly, of this city.
The horses are at Saltmarche's corral, and
will be taken out to pasture near the city
to-day. Mr.. Kelly reports that the horses
are in good. condition considering the winter.
Hereafter there will be but one county
commissioner elected in each county at the
regular biennial state elections and they
hold their office four years, retiring alter
nately every two years. At the last session
of the county court Mr.. Leavens and Mr..
Young drew lots for the long term, which
resulted in Mr.. Young retiring and Mr..
Leavens will hold over two years longer.
The meanest man In the city displayed
his deviltry Saturday by spreading broad
cast poisoned meat for dogs The latest
victim was the fine New Foundland dog
owned by Mr.. ". II. Moody, and by him
priced very highly because it was an ex-
celIent guardian of his children when away
from home. A man who poIsons dumb
animal does not thereby display the highest
sense of honor, and would do many tother
mean things if he were not deferred by
fear of punishment. v
Ex-Gov. Moody left for Salem on this
afternoons train to attend the funeral of
MIS-. w. H. OdelI. Mrs. Odell will be
as the widow of Hon. s. r.
Thurston VITO WAS sent to Washington, ~
the first delegate elected to represent the
little knot OF Americans clustered upon
the Willamette, after they hal succeeded
in obtaining territorial form of govern
ment ut time when that powerful or
ganIzlt ltion, The Hudson Bay Fur Co.,
had almost succeeded in securing posses
sion of the country. When ex Gov.
Moody came to this coast lie was fellow
passenger with Mr.. Thurston on the ship
which was bringing the delegate home
from his duties at Washington. On the
voyage, north from the Isthmus, SMr.
Thurston died, and was buried ut Acapul.
CO, Mex. Mr.. Odell, and daughter and
son of the deceased woman by her first
husband, still survive.