The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-05-10

rp remove their shops from the Eastern Or
to gon town. said Captain Edwards, ian
make that place merely a way station, 1
=, threatened, the people up there don't pr
gu pose to patropIze the railway boat at al
ne but will send their passengers and produc
" ~ to market on their own line OF steamers.
a From fridays Daily.
It is cool and pleasant to-day.
n Seven freight trains arrived in one hou
ID to-day.
IN Several commercial men and wool
t. buyers are in tie city.
Mrs. McCornack-nee DeHuff-is visit
ing her parents in the city.
= Goldendale is expecting two roads befor'
q the snow flies, one by the Hunt system ano
Ia another from The Dalles.
d the cast bound train did not leave
e Portland this morning until half past 1O
because Of a scarcity of coaches.
President Adams, of the Union Pacific,
e and Manager Holcomb passed through the
city last night, EN- route to Portland.
+ By reason OF a washout near Pendleton
he west bound passenger, due here ut
2:40 this afternoon, was delayed several
hours.
Mr.. w. H. Kenney IS manufacturing a
. writing fluid, which is highly recommended. .
Mr.. Kenney will call upon the citizens for
the sale OF his ink.
The roaring. raging river is general
scene of observation every day. Crowds
throng the Umatilla House and watch the
turbulent waters.
matchmaker and jcweler, has engaged
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Shur. practical workman OF
35 years experience in the eastern states.
All work warranted.
The cool weather Uf the past two days
has done great deal of good to growing
| grain. The soil has moisture yet below the
surface; but the warm weather of the past
few days would have absorbed this, if the
temperature had not changed.
There is considerable activity at the
freight depot consequent upon the arrival
and departure of freight trains. Goods are
being rushed through in quick time, and ar.
| rive and depart almost every hour, conse-
quent upon the delay caused by the tie-up.
Co, Captain Houghton, gave street
drill last night. There were twenty-four
men in line, and they presented very fine |
appearance. They are well versed in the |
manual of arms, and have as fine soldierly |
appearance as any company in the state.
The tralnmen went to work this morning |
at the old rates, with the division head
quarters at The DAlles. The people of this
city will congratulate the men upon the
successful termination of the contest, as
they believe justice and humanity demand
ed that the run should be between the old
points.
Coal has been discovered near Port Or
chard, the selected spot of the proposed
navy yard. Miners are sinking ten-foot
shaft over the vein and the indications are
that the measure IS an extensive one, which
will be an important consideration in the
establishment of the navy yard there. This
adds to the wisdom of the selection.
A suspicious subscriber who found a
spider in his paper, wants to know if It
is considered a bad omen. Nothing of
the kind. The spider was merely look
ing over the columns of the paper to see
what merchant was not advertising, so
that it could spin its web across his store
door and be free from disturbance.
Dallas Observer: News reaches US of the
accidental severe burning of Mrs. Sol Abram
and daughter, OF Wheatland, early Monday
morning. The daughter on retiring left
Ouihihk SohuiO ny ghC DCuoiNe oAu W oOdlC I
means fire was communicated from this to
the bed clothing The fire awoke the
young lady and her screams brought her
mother INTO the room and in extinguIshing
the flames both were severely burned.
1t is expected that work will soon be
on the first railroad in Alaska,
to run from juneau to ChIlkat, distance
of forty miles. Freight will be taken from
Chilkat across the summit to the head t
waters of the Yukon by pack animals, {
where 1t will be transferred to steamers and
sent down that mighty stream to the mines. :,
There is bill before congress removing the
capital from Sitka to Juneau and establish. a
ing a land Office in the latter city. '
Salem Statesman: Saturday last small t
crowd of university students went out to
SILVER creek falls to enjoy the ride and in ',
lulge in trout fishing. The day was pleas d
antly spent, but on the return trip an r
accident happened that came near proving I
quite serious. In coming down hill por- E
lion of the harness broke and the team be-
came uncomfortable. Miss Carrie Royal
became frightened. and, jumping from the r
lack, fractured her ankle quite badly. Miss "
Bradshaw, who was sitting on the front
eat was kicked On the shoulder and mar VI
,elously escaped from serious injuries. No tt
urther damage was done. t,
We gather the following sheep statistics le
II klickitat county from the columns of the a,
1oldendale Sentinel: Sheep inspector, Mr.
ames Wheelhouse has just returned from II
trip through the eastern part of the h
ounty and reports as follows: Total sheep fo
n county, 1868; total loss last winter >,
rom ali causes, ID, 29S; total sound sheep, :,
s, 759; sheep in quarantine, 2l.9l4 OF u
he IA. 29S three men lost oyer 10000 of W
hem, Mr.. Frank Lyon losing about 1000. h,
lie still has fortune in sheep, having yet ;,
bout 5000. The total loss Is only about T
per cent instead of so as estimated. tf
DR.. w. A. Egbert, of Waila Walla, Is at dl
pom 8, UmatiIla House, in this city. The CT
octor is a regularly graduated physician, pe
ut has devoted his professional studies for -
he past few years to diseases of the nasal u
rgans. He has had remarkable success in 60
ne treatment of catarrh, and has received sh
ne highest endorsements of the press of vr
Valla Walla and vicinity, where he has -.
racticed medicine for several years. He VI
en- route to Portland, where he will open ST
Il Office for the treatment of diseases of the tn
ose. Being persuaded by friends, he has h.
onoluded to remain in this city few days,
nd can he consulted at his rooms in the
'matiia House.
Pendleton Tribune: Ed Allen was in the
ty yesterday from his stock ranch on the
ohm Day. MIR. Allen wintered about
DO head of cattle there last winter and
,me out with but a very slight loss con.
daring the hard winter, as he had to feed SCI
is stock about one hundred days. He Is ~,
ere for the purpose OF dividing up the ~
'ock and settling up with his father and
le estate of the late N. J. Gerkin, as the tn
title were taken on the shares, aud he IN
mis- it an Improbable business where so ~
uch feeding has to be done during the VI
in .er. The cattle industry is not now ta
hat it was some years ago, when thous- pc
lds OF head of stock were allowed to roam ob
lid over the bounding prairies of the wild -,
est; such times are about over and soon io
,ch man will have to curtail his herds to ge
IN or fifteen cows aud keep them in pas pc
Ire where they may be looked after with fin
ut any trouble.
Goldendale Sentinel: From Frank Peddi-
,rd we learn that Matt Carothers, who su
'rrnerly lived below Centerville in this pu
,unty, but for the last few years in Water
ille, Douglas county, has not been seen or vo
card of since the Och day of January last. =.
le lef Waterville on that date to 60 to his III
.nch 20 miles distant, and as the weather ha
as bad, snow deep. travelling disagreeable, fo
e told his wife that he might not return e.,
,r three weeks. Bat after the three weeks 81
ad passed by she begun to look for HIM IN
nd continued TO look in vain, until beoom- or