The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-01

cnarge OF Mr.. WIN. Michel. undertaken.
This fellow should live out west: /
Michigan man buried his wife; put up
headstone, repainted his house, married
second wife, and dug five acres of potatoe
within seventeen days, and yet he says h
can't begin to hustle as his father used to
We have received a package OF seeds
through the courtesy of Hon. J. II
Mitchell, from the Agricultural Department
ANY farmer who desires to test their adapt
ability to this climate, and make his repor
to the department, is welcome to portion
of the seeds.
La Grande Gazette: The coroner's iur,
impaneled to inquire into the cause of thu
death of Fireman Wellman was in session
until Saturday forenoon. They went up tc
examine the wreck. The verdict was thai
the deceased came to his death by an un
avoidable accident.
During the last few days, when the coast.
ing has been most excellent, Mr.. P. E
Michel, at the Third street planning mill,
has manufactured some of the best seds on
Union street--including the "T.-M. Spe.
cial." Mr.. Michel is a thorough mechan.
ic-scientifcally and artistically.
The new undertaking rooms of Mr.. VIM.
Michel are elegantly fitted up ou Washing.
ton street, in the rear of Mr.. l. q. Nickel.
sens elegant building. He has a full line
of caskets, coffin ornaments and burial
robes. In his new place of business he Is
well adapted to furnish everything in the
undertaking line.
Long Creek Eagle: Many have been in.
quiring regarding the three graders ON the
Long Creek and Pendleton road who were
reported as lost not long since. The article
stating that they were badly frozen when
found, is not valid, as they finally made
their appearance at the camp after several
weeks absence In safe and sound condi.
tion.
Gazette, oath: The latest news from Pyle
canyon is that the snow plow has been
Strengthened up, and force of hundred
shovelers are at work. The passenger train
that has been stuck here for the last three
days will put out this afternoon, and train
is expected from the west this evening.
This begins to look little more encour-
aging.
Fossil Journal: Thursday this section re-
joiced at the breath Of the chinook, which
lasted till dark, melted the snow off most
Of the bills leaving about two inches of slush
in the valleys. However, 1t commenced
showing again. and has fallen about two
dS muCI dS Lie pTeVl-
GUS days chinook melted. The weather is
very warm.
Sheriff Rube Robbins tells the Boise
Democrat that twenty-five years ago snow
fell to the depth of twenty-seven inches
end it renamed good sleighing thirteen
weeks; and that John Haley, proprietor of
the stage line, run sleighs between Salt
Lake city and The Dalles; in fact mails and
passengers were transported the entire dis.
tance between the Missouri and Columbia.
Hood River Glazier: The ice house is
filled and contains between 1000 and 5000
tons of ice, which will be used next summer
to reduce the temperature of the citizens,
good and bad, of Portland. The company
had contract to load several hundred cars
companies, but the blockade made it impos-
sible to get the cars, and the employees were
discharged.
Fossil Journal: J. NJ. McKinnon was in
town the latter part of last week, and in
formed us that his sheep were doing well on
the John Day above Gown Rock. There
had been but three inches of snow near the
river and that had melted off for mile and
half back, so that he did not feed his
sheep hay but few days, but he says he
fed as long as they would eat the hay. The
John Day is the best winter quarters in
Eastern Oregon on account of its being so
well sheltered by the high hills on both
sides.
Judge John Lee Logan died at Lewiston,
Idaho, on the 18th inst. He was born in
Salem, Va, March 5, l84S, and was ad.
mitted to the bar at Salem when 81 years
old. He then went to New York city,
where he worked as a clerk in a lawyers
Office for three years and then went into
business on his own account. He enjoyed a
lucrative practice until 1883. when he re.
ceiyed the appointment as associate justice
of the supreme court of Idaho. He was
daughter of Hon. Randolph Tucker, of Vir.
gina, in 1883. He leaves no children.
Baker City Blade: Jas. T. Hixon was in
the city few days ago proving up on his
land claim. He informed us that many
horses on the range were dying, and it now
appeared that the loss would be so per cent.
He stated that in his opinion nearly all of
the cattle that were not being fed would
die before spring and that great many had
already succumbed. This is the most Sc.
we're winter on stock that has eyer occurred
in Eastern Oregon. Cattle were in poor
is no grass under the snow, owing to the
past dry season, cattle will have to be fed a
much longer time than usual. 1t is indeed
a sorry outlook for stockmen.
La Grande Gazette: The cheering news
that the blockade had been raised had
hardly time to become public the first Of
last week. when another train got stuck in
the snow in Pyle's canyon. The centrifugal
snow excavator was sent to its relief, and
the next bit of information was to the effect
that it had jumped the track and up to
date had not been Strengthened around. A
gang of shovelers has been at work in the
canyon for the past three days, and as the
two other snow plows are in the shops, the
prospects of another train from the east are
not very encouraging. The road west of
La Grande is also in bad shape on account
of slides and there Is no telling how long it
will be before trains from either direction
are running regularly.
Baker City Reueille: Died in this city,
January IA. 1890, of pneumonia, w. N.
Knabe, aged 33 years. The deceased had
only recently arrived in this section, and
when taken sick last Thursday was making
his first trip as railway mail clerk on the
Green river and Huntington route. His
wife and mother. who reside in Cheyenne,
were notiied by telegraph of his illness
Monday, but no answer had been received
from them up to yesterday evening when
the news of his death was forwarded. Dur
ing his brief illness the unfoi tunate man
was kindly cared tor at the residence OF
Mrs. j. H. Shinn, where in addition to the
best of medical attendance he was awarded
all the comforts of home that is possible
to bestow upon stranger in strange land.
Exchange: The columns of paper are a
publishers stock in trade. and the parties
who ask to use them for their special bene-
fit should expect to pay for the same.
Every public spirited citizen should have a
pride in seeing his town and surroundings
improyed; every new house, every road,
every new manufacturing establishment
erected, every new business enhances the
value OF property in our midst. Every re-
hectlng mind knows this to be true, and 1t
should not be forgotten that the local news.
paper adds much to the general wealth
and prosperity of the place, as well
as increases the reputation OF the town
abroad. 1t benefits all who have bus.
incss in the place; enhances the value OF
property, besides being desirable public
convenience. 1t increases trade; it cautions
against imposition: it saves you from loss;
it warns you of danger; it points out differ.
ent advantages and increases your profits.
The local press is the power that moves tho
people; therefore. support it by advertising
in it literally, subscribing for it and paying
for it.
Wasco Observer: As Mr.. c. e. Jones, of
Emigrant, was returning fron the Prairie
Queen Roller Mill to his home on Thursday.
the 10th inst, an incident occurred which
nearly cost him his life. In going to the
Ill 10 fornd tha road dr;ftad fnll nf soow