The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-04-12
From MonCay's Daily.

| A gentle shower of rain fell this morning.
Easter Sunday was generally observed in
this city.
Mr.. s. J. LaFrance, of Hood River, is in
the city.
| The west-bound passenger train was one
hour late to-day.
Mr.. J. c. Martin left on this afternoons Is
train for Portland.
A lignt coat of snow adorned the Klicki.
| tat hills this morning.
Mr.. r. B. Hood left to-day to attend the
| Union Party State convention a. Oregon
| City.
sawmill is being talked of at the mouth
of Hood river, and survey for the fume is
being made.
Miss Mary Steel of Five Mile died yester-
| day at II o'clock M. She had been i'll for
| several months.
Messrs. Ii. Rice and Clarence Barnett,
will be delegates to the county convention
from Deschates precinct.
Every man that We accost on the subject
| of news to-day, commences warblipg some
thing about Joe Simon, and Lotan.
Next Friday is Arbor Day, and the pupils
of our public schools will observe the day
by decorating their grounds aud planting
| trees.
Prospects are favorable for an abundant
crcp of candidates at the Republican con-
vention to be held in this city next Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Geo. A. Young, our popular county
commissioner Of Bake Oven, who has been
sojourHing for few days in this city, left for
his home thus morning.
st. Pauls Episcopal church held Easter
services In their church yesterday. The
little editice was neatly decorated and a
large audience was in attendance.
The funeral of Mis-, M C. Steele, whose
| death is noted in another column, will take
place at the Methodist church at III o'clock
| tomorrow. Friends of the fam y are In
vited.
Mr.. Geo. Smith is erecting building on
Union street opposite the electric light
plant, and will remove his grocery store up
there about May lst. This will be an ac-
commodation to the bluff population.
The delegates elect from Dufur precinct
to the Republican county convention are
r. Sigman. Geo. johnson, Willard Wander.
| pool and c. +. Balch. From Columbia pre-
cinct are J. b. Dow and u. j. Cooper.
At Hood River Saturday Messrs. E. Olin-
ger, j. A. Soesbe, Henry Howe and j. III.
Middleton were elected delegates to the Re-
publican county convention. There are two
| others, whose names we are unable to learn.
The Catholic church in this city was
beautifully decorated Yesterday in observ-
ance of Easter. Six boys and four girls
made their first communion. The attend
ance was large, and appropriate services
were held.
DR.. S. E. Koontz, of Wasco, died yester-
day morning of kidney trouble. The doctor
was young man of ability and integrity,
muGity His funeral will take place at the
| Odd Fellows cemetery in this city this after
noon.
The funeral of the late Hon. I. w.
| S.usher, at Dufur, was largely attended last
| Saturday by citizens of The Dalles and
| friends at his old home. The diecourse by
| Key. w. q. Simpson was well-timed and
excellently delivered, and the address by
Hon. +. A. Mcdonald one Of his ablest
| efforts.
Sherman county is awakening 10 the i'm
portance of railroads, as will he evidenced
by the following articles of incorporation
! filed in the office OF the secretary of state
Saturday: Sherman County Transportation
Company; object to construct and operate a
motor line in Sherman county, FROM Biggs,
| on the o. r. & N. railroad, to Wasco; prin-
| cipal place of business, Wasco; capital
] stock, sl00, 600; incorporators, w. W. Bar.