The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-06-21
From Moncay's Daily.
Election day.


The election is over.
Some of the candidates are in the soup.
Mr.. I. G. Richards, resident of KlIcki-
At county, is in the city.
IS The weather is cool, but it will be cooler
tonight for some candidates.
Mrs. James NJ Smith, of Seattle, is WIS.,
iting relatives and friends in the city.
Last evening it looked very much like
rain; but as usual the clouds drlfted away.
Mr.. Uren, of the firm of Uren & Son,
Prinevllle, has been in the city during the
week.
The cool weather has kept the river at a
moderate stage, and no fears of high water
are now entertained.
Wool is coming into the city in very lib
eral amounts, and the price asked is too
high to please buyers.
Candidates had to work hard Yesterday;
because they only had one day in which to
make and unmake votes.
The boy who found the trunk full of um.
brellas under the bridge will confer favor
by leaving his name at this Office.
Mr.. Geo. Taylor, who has been in the
employ OF Mr.. Jos. T. Peters, will leave
tonight for his old home in Illinois
Mrs. T. A. Honghton and Mrs. Waters
started east on the "hyer" last Saturday.
They will visit several points before their
return
Reports from the country continue favor
able for crops, and if rain should fall in
some portions there would be an abundant
harvest.
There was knock-down on the corner of
Court and Second this morning. The cause
was not politics, but some previous misun-
derstanding:
Carriages were hourly running to and
from the polls to distant parts of the city
to-day. Every available vote was brought
to the polling places.
Mr.. George N. Peterson, of Biggs, was in
town Saturday. George is badly afflicted
with rheumatism, and came into the city
for medicel attendance.
Mr.. Paul Kreft, the painter, will leave
tonight to work on cars, section houses.
etc., from Grant to Huntington. He will
be absent three or four months.
The election was very exciting to-day,
and, though not placed before the nominat-
ing convention, there were many curbstone
political "strikers" for Judge Liebe.
The election paper did not arrive until
J 80 this morning, and printers had an all
night job. The TINES
printed about 10000 tickets, and other
offices were also busy.
The principal feature of the contest to-
day was on the water question. Mr..
Moody has placed himself on record in
favor of an Immediate supply, and the pep-
pie have endorsed his action.
Up to the time of going to press to-day
the polls were still open, and voters were
depositing their ballots. The indications
point to the election of the regularly nomi-
mated ticket, with one or more possible ex-
ceptions.
We are sorry to learn that Prof. Torbett
has resigned his position as principal OF the
Wasco Independent academy. 1t would be
very much for the interest of the school if
the directors could induce him to withdraw
his resignation.
We are informed that several sheep were
doisoned while passing through region Of
country about ten miles from town. MIR.
r. HI. Guthrie drove in band of sheep this
morning, and lost about thirty head from
this cause.
During the election to-day the necessity
of the Australian system of voting was
fully demonstrated. 1t would put stop to
these curb-stone politicians, who are
willing to devote their time and energies
to the success of any candidate
The Dalles may well feel proud of its in
st,tutions of learning. The Wasco academy,
under the principalship of Prof. Torbett,
has been more than usually successful. and
the graduating class, by the manner in
which they acquitted themselves. did credit
to his schoIariy attainments. st. Mary's
academy, under the management of the
Sisters of the Holy names, has widespread