The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-01-11

low zero, the coolest day experienced
this region for two years.
Now that the incandescent lights are n,
in operation it behooves every one to ha,
his lights trimmed and in order.
The weekly West Shore has branc
office at Spokane, where the paper is pull
lished simultaneously with the one at Por
land.
Two carloads of stall-fed cattle passe
through The Dalles few days ago fc
Alaska. They were fed at Saltmarshe
corral.
The interior of the new opera house i
this city is being finished as rapidly as pos
slble. 1t will be ready for theatrical com
panies in few weeks.
There can be no necessity of buying ic
In other towns this season. The late coll
weather has CONCEALED the water sufficientl
to furnish an abundant supply.
The snow on Tygh ridge, and in tha
vicinity is about two feet deep, but at An
telope it is not over five inches deep ant
the ground frozen underneath.
We are satisfied that our cold weathe
has come in January. We may expect I,
see wild flowers blooming on the hillside
next month, and delightful spring weather
The cantata of the Three Bears which
was to have been rendered Saturday even
ing has been postponed by reason of tn,
prevalence of the Ia grippe among the per
formers.
Fifty carloads of fat stock.cattle, sheer
| and hogs were handled at Saltmarshe'.
stock yards during the last week ia 1889
These were the finest stock ever passed
through this region.
The wreck at Hood River was brou ght to
the city yesterday, and the mail and bag.
gage was transferred to different cars. The
damaged cars are still at the point where
the accident occurred.
The sheep in the corral adjoining the Dia-
mond mills are the property of MIR. Alex
Fargher, and are for the markets of Port.
land and the sound. The metropolis and
the City of Destiny are forced to depend on
The Dalles for something to eat.
The water commission having completed
the preliminary surveys, and made their re-.
port OF the probable cost of constructing
water works, the council passed at their
meeting on Saturday night an ordinance pro-
viding for the issuing and selling Of the
bonds as directed by the bill.
Fossil Journal: Jasper Leabo was re.
captured at Del Fades place on Rowe creek
on Wednesday and Thomas Yantis, deputy
sheriff, started with him to Arlington on
Thursdays stage. He was committed to
the county Jail in default of bail to keep
the peace. The bail was fixed at $1,000.
There is an ecstatic joy il winter which
residents OF southern climates do not enjoy.
1t is the highest pleasure to coast down hill,
to slide down a chute on a toboggan or to
20 sleighing with your best girl. Ii buffalo
robes and comforters could talk what tales
of love and sweetness they would give to
the gossiping world. But, thanks to whom
it may concern, they are dumb.
Ochoco Revie,D: The recent snow storm in
Lake and klamath counties came pretty
near causing blockade IN the mail and ex.
press line, both requiring unusually good
facilities for handling in the holiday season.
One stage from Bly, to Lakeview was thlr-
teen hours in going fourteen miles, encoun-
tering many obstructions in the road, fallen
trees being covered and hidden by the
drifted snow.
Of all the vocations followed this severe
cold weather we believe the railroad men
mercury above or below zero, these knights
of the rail have to be at their post, and fire.
quently taking their lives in their hands
they 60 to the performance of their duty,
relying on good fortune to favor them.
During the past two months two have met
their death-one at Arlington and one at
Hood River, and before the season is over
others will join them.
Journal: The Baptist revival is still in
progress at Mayville, Elder T. J. Simmons
preaching to crowded houses. We under
stand that the little church was too small
and the meetings have been held in the l.
o. o. F. hall. We were informed on
Wednesday by one of the members that
there had been five conversions. Baptismal
rites will be performed at Butte creek, near
Fossil, next Monday, and on Monday night
1t is expected that the minister will take up
his work in Fossil, in the Anderson & Sill.
vertooth building. A subscription was
taken up on Wednesday to bay stove for
heating that building.
Saturday afternoon, about 2 o'clock, a
collision occurred about three miles east of
Arlington, between the Heppner mixed
and freight train and west.
bound freight train. The engines were a
wreck, and Fireman John Hays
was killed, well known in this city, and the
brakeman on the Heppner branch was in
jured, but not seriously. The freight was
hauled by hog engine, and it is reported
it threw the little locomotive out on the |
bank considerable distance. MIR. Hays |
mas been firing on the road for long while
and was well liked for his genial disposition. |
Some one has blundcred and in consequence |
he Moloch of Carelessness has procured an
,ther victim.
Ochoco Revie1: Persons who travel by |
stage between here and The Dalles are loud |
N their complaint at the lack of accommo-
iations furnished passengers both by the
'tage company and station.keepers. They |
ay the stages are uncomfortable and are
lot provided with robes to protect travellers
rom the cold, while at one of the stations
bout all that greets the chilled traveller is
,old stove and the frisid features of tie
proprietor collecting dollar for supper and
odging. No doubt the stage company will
hink it's none of our business how the |
inc is run, but we think it is. We want
,eople to come TO this country, but they |
will not do SO unless comfortable means for
ravel are offered.