The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-05-17

The river is at standstill. 1t is to b
hoped it will soon recede.
Mr.. Nathan White, of Erskineville, VIII,
came in yesterday, says crops in that vicin
ity are looking very well.
Mill creek now furnishes splendid place
for boating. A club should be formed te
take advantage of these opportunities.
Mr.. B. Kelsay. of Kent, in Wasco county
gave US call yesterday. He speaks very
highly of the grain prospects in his vicin
ity.
The stock in this county are in excellen.
bunchgrass. Cattle and horses are fat and
in prime shape for market.
Dehm says he won't run any more races
with Lemke. 1t makes him nervous for
Lemke to look back over his shoulder at
him when half.block in the lead.
Uncle Jim Benson, who has lived in this
country ever since the Columbia river flowed
down stream, wants the Indians to give a
dance for rain. He says they always bring
it.
There is one solitary prisoner in the city
Jail, and Jack Stanials has the burdensome
duty of furnishing him meals; but this does
not debar him from attending to his street
work.
Mr.. John Fulton, of Fultonville, has
Withdrawn as q Democratic candidate for
joint-representative of Wasco and Sherman
counties, and R. H. Guthrie has been
named to fill the vacancy.
The d. s.. Baker was loaded down this
morning with horses and cattle being
shipped to Portland and the sound Tn. Sc
show the excellent properties of our native
grasses as superior to any in the state.
An effort. has been made to establish
lodge of Knights of Pythias among the Ger
enthusiasm in the matter, but it is not
known whether it will be successful or not
Several employees of the company were
given their time last night, which means in
common English that they are not wanted
any longer. We presume this will continue
until the force is reduced to the minimum.
Mr.. G. L. Bunnell, of Klickitat county,
gave us pleasant call to-day. He says
crops need rain very much, and without
moisture falls very soon there will be short
age. Mr.. Bunnell brought in his spring
clip, which averaged nine pounds to the
fleece. and he sold it for l41 cents pound.
Father Harman. of The Dalles, is Sc
years old and goes riding In his buggy
ially.-CapitGl Journal. The old gentle.
man will not be Sc years old until next
September, but his many friends wish that
he might live to complete the century of
existence, or even more. Father Harman,
with all his ailments, keeps his usual good
numor, having confidence that all things
ire ordered by wise being who noteth
,ven the fall of the sparrow.
A Republican club was formed in this
,ity last evening, with the following off.
.ers: President, j. N. Patterson; secretary
md treasurer, j. o. Mack; executive COM
nittee, R. Mays, G. v. Bolton, w. Mccoy,
J. j. Farley and j. q. Mack. A commit
zee was appointed to draft constitution and
BYLAWS, and to make the necessary ar
angements for public speakers.
East Washingtonian: While blowing last |
week M. Cross was happily surprised by
urninR up watch that had been lost and |
,lowed under two years ago. The watch is |
silver hunting ca<e of Waltham mauufac.
ure. On being removed from the earth it |
It once began running, and without clean. |
ng or repairing has kept good time ever
ibce.
" hen Mr.. Edward Crate settled on his |
arm, three miles Vest of the city in 1885, |
le was fully persuaded that it was the. loca-
ION of great interior city. He could as
veil have taken up The Dalles townslte;
,ut thought that spot would never be any.
hing but barren sand-hills. He was mis-. |
aiken. or else he would to-day haye been as
wealthy as any one in the state.
Jim Wesley, a Warm Spring Indian who |
lid good work against the Snakes when
hey were on the war path several years |
go, gave us a call to-day He saws he was |
'orn in The Dalles about fifty-five years |
.go, and recollects well when the first i'm
journeyed through this place in |
wagons drawn by OK teams. These Warm |
Spring Indians have always been friendly |
% the whites, and We should have proper |
'espect for them on that account.
Sentinel: A scheme of vast Importance to |
Asotin county is now on foot, which is MOTH |
ng less than the expenditure of many |
thousands of dollars in buying land and |
,utting in pumping machinery to irrigate a |
arge portion of Lewiston fat. Several |
iundred acres haYe already been purchased |
md more trades are IN view by the company,
This is business that should meet with |
very encouragement possible from the |
,eople, for it means that land formerly of |
title worth will become of immense value |
or the crops it will produce.
From Judge Liebe. of this city. we learn
IT the death of Mr.. F. A. Allehoff, at Iser.
ohm, Westtalia. Germany, on April 10,
1890. Deceased was brother of our wor. !
ny townsman, Mr.. Henry Allehoff, and |
vas man of great enterprise. and had |
many admiraple qualities. He was a man.
ifacturer of Britannia ware and gave EN-.
'loyment to large number of men. He |
caves young wife and many relatives and |
riends to mourn his death. Heart disease |
ras the cause of his death. Messrs. Henry |
md Louis Allehof. of The Dalles, were