The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-22
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.

| rrom oaturuayS Daly.
About one incl. of snow fell last night.
| Mr.. w. w. Steiner of Fossil, is in the
city.
e. ]. Van Duyn, of Tygh Valley, is in the
city.
Farmers are plowing in the vicinity Of
Grass Valley.
The snow which fell last night had nearly
all disappeared by noon.
The weather is muddy, and the moisture
has gone into the ground
The hills are white with snow, and our
ID says it is old hoary-headed winter TAX.
ing his last icy kiss of young and budding
spring.
One day last week tramp who ha6 COM
mitted several petty larcenies at Grant was
given one hour to leave the town, which he
did without much ceremony.
The east. bound train arrived in the city
about IL noon to-day. This is the usual
time of arrival, although the schedule saws
lO:45 a. m. The west. bound was also late
several hours.
Freight train No. 2S encountered slide
near Mosier yesterday. The engineer and
fireman jumped from the locomotive and
escaped uninjured. By reason of the ac-
cident the train was delayed for several
hours.
Since the fall of snow to-day we shall
read in the columns of our exchanges about
"winter lingering in the lap of spring" 1t
is almost time that this old stereotyped ex.
preston was relegated to the realm of tor.
getfulness.
Hon. Chas. Helton, of Fossil, Gillian
County, returned from Washington City,
ID. c., yesterday. He has been absent
some time, and during the conclaye of the
Knight Templars in the Capital City was
in attendance.
Marshal Gibbons requests us to call the
attention of residents on the bluff to the
fact that the ordinance is in force requiring
all cows to be kept within an inclosure.
The provisions of the ordinance, he says,
will be strictly enforced.
After this fall of snow in the mountains
our people must expect the east.bound
trains between this city and Portland will
be delayed some hours. The track passes
through gorge in the Cascades, which Is
subject to washouts and landslides during
spring and fall.
Gov. Pennoyer paid quite compliment
to the assessors convention. Prefacing his
statement with the remark that he had
never kissed the Blarney stone he said sI'll
be blessed If you are not smarter body of
men than the Oregon legislature" This
was said sub rosa and not intended for pub
lication.
Some of the Erskineville folks were out
last Tuesday repairing the grade on the east
side of the new bridge that crosses the
Deschutes, Mr.. Huff, road supervisor, being
son deck" The bridge was originally
built by Wasco county, but is now the
joint property of Wasco and Sherman
East Oregonian: Dave Woodward, an old
and respected citizen. of Milton. who has
become insane, was brought down to PEN
dleton this morning, and examined before
County Judge Martin by DIR. Vincent and
insane. He was conveyed to the
asylum on to-day's delayed train by Messrs.
A. NJ. Elam and M. 7. Woodward. The
latter is son of the unfortunate old gen.
tleman. N
The following articles OF incorporation
were filed yesterday in the secretary of
states Office at Salem: Hood River Town
site Company; duration perpetual; princi-
pal place of business, Hood River, Wasco
county; capital stock, $40. 600, divided into
100 shares of 500 each; incorporators, E.
L. Smith, M. Y. Harrison, ]. A. Wilson
and L. e. Grove; object, to purchase unsold
portions of the townsite of Hood River and
adjacent tract or tracts of land In Wasco
county.
The Cummings family, proprietors of the
lately defunct v allula Herald, consisting
of the old doctor. his wife and sons and
servant girl, arrived in Goldendale last
Thursday night with the old Herald plant,
and were yesterday placing it In the seconp
floor of Wards brick building, preparatory
to starting newspaper, the first number of
which will appear about the lst of March.
1t promises to be independent in politics,
with Democratic instincts.
Fossil Journal: On Christmas night while
VIM. McElroy, better known as Bill Hines,
a bachelor who lives q mile due north of
town, was attending the, ball, some one
broke into his house and stole fine $40
overcoat. Last Saturday night on going
home Mr.. McElroy's coat was returned ,and
hung on the barn door. Whether the re-
yival meetings In this community caused the
thief to repent, or whether he found him
self suspicioned and watched, is best known
to the other fellow. but the latter is said to
be the most probable theory.
Fossil Journal: Lyman Brown had % fine
chickens stolen from his hennery half mile
above town Saturday night. 1t is supposed
while he and his sons were absent the fore
part of the night two he devils without the
lear of the commandments in their nnholy
bosoms, deliberately took the chickens from
the roost, cut their Sthroats and sacked
them. Blood, mems tracks and feathers
30 A<l1 &has
dividuals were seen IN the night and with
their plunder. Just why arrests are not
made, we don't understand. We hope the
community will let the law take its course
and not resort to violence, though this is
only one of many offences,