The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-03-22
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

The river is rising slowly.
Tie beach is crowded with wood and
lumber.
DIR. E. j. Thomas, of Hood River, was
the in city Monday.
Mr.. T. M. Baldwin is very sick at hi.
residence IN this city.
Capt. H. c. Coe, of Hood River, paid
The Dalles visit last Monday.
The west-bonnd trains are not on time
these. days. and may be expected any hour
Board of trade meeting last night. Pro
ceedings will be found elsewhere in this
issue.
The lambing season has begun with
sheepmen, and they are very busy attend
ing to their fiocks.
Mr.. J. c. Martin, of Prince Edward
Island, is in the city. He is the guest OF
Mr.. Joseph MacEachern.
Rain in copious quantities fell yester-
day; but today is one of spring-like
brightness and genialty.
The time has come for spring sports,
and we expect to see our small boys be-
ginning to inaugurate outdoor amuse-
ments.
Mr.. J. C. Brogan, OF Antelope, who has
spent the winter in the city, will leave for
bis ranch on the first stage.
Mr.. w. Cram, of the firm of Cram &
Corson, left this morning for Spokane Falls,
to be absent two or three days.
Spring flowers are beginning to bloom,
but spring fights are very scarce, and it is
high time our people were waking up.
Mr.. II. H. Draper returned to his home
in The Dalles Sunday night on the 2 o'clock
train, very sick. Having had the Ia grippe
and took relapse.
The Rod and Gun club of this city gave
a shooting match This afternoon at the
fair grounds, which was attended by
many of our citizens.
The ast-beund train had not arrived up
to the hour of going to press. It was de-
layed by box car Of freight No. % being
ditched between Wyeth and Viento.
By "a dispatch received to-day from a
friend in attendance on the meeting of the
Democratic Central Committee at Salem,
we learn the state convention will be held
in Portland April 25th.
As soon as the D. s. Baker is thoroughly
repaired, she will be placed in the trade
between this city and the Cascades, and
the Harvest Queen will be taken over the
Cascades to run on the lower river as soon
as the water will permit. The John Gates
will take her place in the trade as soon as
the river is sufficiently high.
Two families of Gypsies are camped on
the side of the road leading to the wharf
boat, near the company's shops. They
are journeying farther east, and are wait
ing for the roads to dry. During their
rest the women manage to make few
dollars relating fine-spun theories of q
brilliant future to credulOus individuals.
W. W. Journal: A very difficult oper.
alton was performed at st. Mary's hospital
Sunday at IL o'clock by Drs. N. G. and Y.
c. Blalock and DR.. Shaw. The well known
band teacher. Prof. Myrellis, was operated
upon for the removal of stone which had
collected in the bladder. Six were re-
moved, five being as large as common sized
walnuts. The patient Is doing well, and
will no doubt recover.
PrineviIle Neps; Another exhibition of
the liberality and whole-soqled generosity
of the people of Prineyille was given at
Union church last evening. A simple
soc ]. with an ice cream accompaniment,
was patrOnized TO the extent of nearly
$50. If that isn't worth Dragging about
these hard times, then We have bOasted
out of season.
1t would remuncrate anv one who ad.
mires the uniqe in art to visit the Office of
Mr.. II. B. Reed, the fence dealer In this
city. On every imaginable picture, which
accompanies every package of cigarettes,
MIR. Reed puts the artistic finish, and in
some manner puts one of his fences in the
heart of the scene. For pure original con.
ception, MIR. Reed as an artist equals any
with whom we are acquainted.
w, w. Journal: The residence of John
DOyell was bnrglarized on Saturday
night. Entrance was made through Il
pantry window. Mr.. Dovell's trousers
were taken from the sleeping room, car
ried outside, and the money removed from
the pockets, the keys and other things be-
ing left. So far as known, the entire loss
is $l3 in money, part of which was taken
from the clock shelf, and two pies.
The heaviest losers in sheep IN this
county will be in the Antelope and Bridge
creek country. Of these Rogers Bros.
have lost about $500 out of 1000. There
WAS little feed put up,and when the severe
weather came, cattle were not prepared.
This place has usually been stOckman's
paradise, and the luxuriant growth of
meadow hay has heretofore furnished
abundant feed. The past season was an
exception, and all fockowners could not
put up the usual amount of feed. Bake
oven 10 another unfortunate locality, and
the loss there will also be heavy; but
principally in cattle and horses.
Union: A peculiar state Of freight
charges results in damage to Wal's Walla.
As We understand the situation, the freight
on wheat from Walls Walla to Puget
eound is $470 q ton, and from Spokane