The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-02-22

Without some boats arrive very sOor
we may expect wood famine in the city
The Lenten season commences to-day,
nd will continue sew en- weeks. during
which time amusements will not be patron
Eed exte. sively.
The revival meetings at the Methodist
church are very interesting, and several
have signified their desire TO "flee from
the wrath to come"
| The S. G. Reed last Fridry took 1900
cases tin plate from the Union Pacific
dock in Astoria to Everding Il Farrell's
cannery near this city.
From an engineer who arrived in the city
this morning from Albina we learn the
heavist snow fall ON tn q route is between
this city and Hood River.
If the farmers are not satisfied with the
amount of moisture which has fallen this
winter we are at loss TO know what
quantity will satisfy them.
A. Bird, who is to take charge OF the
erection and management of the big fruit
and vegetable cannery at Salem, arrived
from Iowa Tuesday. The company will
meet and enter into a contract, and be en-
tirely ready for the coming seasons work.
Officers and directors have been elected,
and the cannery was located Wednesday.
A letter received from Prineville dated
Feb. 18th reports snow one foot deep and
still showing. Snow on the dividing line
between Wasco and Crook counties is two
feet deep. At Condor aud other portions
of Gillian county it was from eighteen to
two feet deep, and in Morrow county about
the same depth.
A contract Is now being made for ties
for the Ellensburgh & Northeastern rail
way, which will be pushed to early com
pletion to the Columbia river, distant
thirty miles. Rolling stock will be ready
by May Ist
W w. Journal: Tom Copeland came
very near being a dead man last Monday.
He came to town on saddle horse and
after tying the animal to a rack, he went to
get pair of boots, tied behind the saddle
Here the horse suddenly changed ends aud
with both hind feet hit Tom on the breast,
mashing his watch fatter than pan cake.
Indeed it was the watch, no doubt, which
saved him.
Pendleton exchange: City Marshal |
French was notified bv telegraph yester-
day that the officers at The Dale have |
arrested the man Wright who is wanted |
for defrauding several merchants here out |
of various sums few weeks ago. Wright |
and his family left here and went to The |
Dalles where he was arrested. Marshal |
French went after him and started to
bring him back, but Wright escaped from
his custody by jumping from a train
while it was running at full speed.
Astorian: Last Monday morning at Sum
shine in Pacific county, Wash., young man
named Seamon was killed. He had been
employed ID the saw mill at that place and
had charge of the pony saw. At the time
Of his death, he was assisting in getting
can't from the main saw to the pony saw.
the huge timber was lowered from above,
ne was caught between that and another
arge timber and his chest was crushed.
After the cant was removed he got up and
about ten feet with the blood
,purtlng from his nostrils and mouth, then
ell to the floor dead.
Our Goldendale neighbors are in earn
,st about a railroad, and will pay half the
amount necessary to build and equip it if
rhe Dalles will do the other part. There
8 no question that this proposed railroad
would be of great benefit to both points,
md if our business men can unity ON
ome plan we may expect something tan
,ible to lie done as soon as the spring
,pens. We need railroads as factors of
development, and the coming season
hould NOT open without some movement
made In this direction.