The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-04-12

Railway Time Table. Union Pacific
ITEMS IN BRIEF.


From Tuesdays Daily.
Our justice and police courts arc yer
quiet.
Mr.. A. J. Brigham, of Dafur, is in tb
city.
Mr.. A. Macleod returned from Portlan,
to-day.
Hon. ]. D. Lee returned from tn
valley to-day.
There are numerous candidates for th,
various offices.
Mr.. Hugh GourIay, our popular county
assessor, is IN the city.
Farmers report the roads in good con-
dition for this season of the year.
Trees are leaing, and the country is be-
ing clothed in the garments Of spring.
The R epublican state convention will b.
held in Portland one week from tomorrow
The delegates from the Cascades have
not yet arrived and their names have moi
been ascertained.
The delegates are nearly all in the city
and a caucus will he held this evening in
the Umatilla House.
The funeral of Miss Mary Steel, which
took place to-day from the Methodist
church, was largely attended.
1t is currently remarked that our coun-
try delegates are the handsOmest lot OF
men that could have been selected.
The state delegation from Wasco coun-
ty left to day to attend the Union Party
state convention to be held at Oregon
City.
Mr.. Joseph MacEachern says that he has
received hints that he could have the NOM
ination for governor on the Union ticket.
It is a shame to tempt men SO.
Farmers are generally busy, and some
who were elected delegates to the county
convention sent their proxies, rather than
lose their time at the convention.
Groups of politicians are to be seen on
every corner, aud rs the country dele
gates arrive, they are greeted By scores of
politicians presenting the claims of the
various C, n lidates.
Mr.. G. L. Phillips this morning brought
twIg OF apricot biossolus to TINS Office from
tree which stands in his yard. Prospects
are good SO far for an abundant fruit crop of
every variety. The spring has been back
ward, which has retarded early fruits sutfi-
GENTLY to protect them from late frosts.
Astorsan: On lay evening a man
named David Airth, employed at the works
of the Clatsop Mill company. had his foot
badly cut and mashed by heavy piece of
casting which fell upon it. Fortunately no
bones were broken, only there will be quite
a sore foot for Mr.. Airth for some time
The Portland board of immigration and
board of trade and the Salem and Albany
boards of trate have all shown great in
terest and offered every service to Col. L.
s. Lang in preparing his report to the bu'
reau Of internal commerce. Col. Lang is
ably doing his Part and merits this proffered
support.
East Oregonian, 7th: Thos. Rhea, the
well-known Morrow county stockman, was
in town to-day on his return to Heppner
from Spokane. He thinks the sheep loss in
Morrow county has been over estimated, he
himself escaping with slight loss. He
found that his loss of cattle IN the Big Bend
would average IS per cent.
Hon. s. G. Brock, chief of the bureau Of
statistics for the treasury department., has
written Col. r. s. Lang, extending the
time of making his report, that full report
may be made. This has been necessary
from the fact that the whole field is to be
gone over, as this is the first report that
has e"er been maze from this state, and it
is desirable that it shall be complete.
The delegates elect to the Republican
county convention from Wamic precinct
are E. n. Chandler and A. E. Lake. Eight
Mile, E. P. Koontz and J. H. Baker. Bake
Oven, Grant Mays, Chas. Haight and
Lenuel Burgess. Wapinitia, o. Paquet
and Wesley Rice. Tygh Valley, Charles
Bouney and J. II. Shearer. MIR. Bonney
has Mr.. Shearer's proxy. Antelope. A. NJ.
Kelsay, Geo. A. StaIey, M. ]. Anderson
aud L. H. McGreer Grass Valley, VIM.
Holder, b. Kelsey and Hunting.
Astoria Columbian: George johnson.
formerly secretary OF Columbia River
Fislermen's Protective Union, aud Alex.
Sutton, candidate for detective of the or
ganization, have gone up the river in the
interest of the union. 1t is said they will
be On the lookout tor all fishermen who
are working below union rates, and Lr,ng
such pressure to bear as will force them
back into allegiance to the union. They
have been gone for three or four days and
it is not known when they will return
II is said that George johnson wrote the
circular which was recently issued by the
union.