The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-05-03
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EHoAA WEDNESDAY OoAAys
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Mcfarland, are in
the city. They are on visit, and will stay
few days.
Mr.. Henry Heppner, wbe has been in
the city several weeks, will return to
Alaska in few days.
Our citizens should furnish the city
band with stand. 1t will cost but little
and all would be willing TO subscribe.
Mrs. A. D. Giimer has had erected dur.
the last few months several very neat
cottages in Gates addition to the city.
The water bonds have been accepted
Why not endorse the action of Mayor
Moody and the common council by q grand
ratification meeting.
The slush used IN this CITY a . common
beverage during the past few years forced
many to leave the city; and the new water
supply, which will soon be in operation.
will attract population in large numbers
The celebration of the list anniversary
Of the institution of the order of Odd Eel.
lows last Saturday in this city was largely
attended by members and friends. and the
exercises were both instructive and enter.
tanning.
The gesang uerein are arranging all sorts
of amusements for their May picnic. The
picnic grounds are the most desirable Of any
on the Columbia, and we can assure every
person that our German fellow.citizens will
try and make every one feel at homo.
Pendleton Tribune: Hon. ]. D. Lee of
The Dailes, nephew Of J. ]. Lee who il
quite i'll at his residence ON Alta street,
came up Sunday to see the old gentleman
whose days are not long for this world; he
has reached the allotted three score and ten.
The large tram of agricultural implements
arrived in the city yesterday afternoon. and
Suring tae evening was visited by very
many Of our citizens. The necessities Of
agriculture requiring such large lot
machinery Is good advertisement of onr
state.
Our reporter Of :he convention of the
Union Party omitted the name of the
nominee for the important Office Of
county School Superintendent. W. A.
Allen, brother Of the late 8. B. Allen, d. D.,
President Of Westield college, ILL.,, is the
nominee. He resides near Five Mile
creek and has bad much experience in
teaching.
The Walla Walla Journal 10 authority
for the statement that the young men Of
that city are about to organize a society,
with the praisworthy object of making new
comera Of their age welcome and acquainted
with those already there. This is very com.
aadnsndable, the young men of The Dalles
weuld do well in following the example, a
many strangers come to the city who sadly
feel the lack OF home and home influences.
Hon. D. p. Thompson, the candidate
for governor, was helper to our fellow
citizsn, Mr.. Vim. Harman, when he fol-
lowed. the vocation of blacksmith in
Oregon City. The old gentleman, Father
Harman as he is fsmi!iarly known by all,
has been confined to his room for several
months. We can account for the sue cess
of Mr.. Thompson in life when it is recol.
,lected that Father Harman had the
shaping of his early life.
Eugene Register: A family OF emigrants
arrived here last Friday night from Nebras.
ka. They chartered box car and brought
chinery, grain, potatoes, chickens and .
road and while on the way some OF the po-
tatoes spoiled and some of the chickens
died. They expect to locate here and grow
up with the country.
George Smith died at his fathers ranch
near Pomona, Cal, recently from the ex.
cessiye nse of tobacco. He was lad of II
years and had been an inveterate user of
tobacco for five years. He seemed to have
father could do would keep him from the
use Of the weed. Severe punlshme.ts, per-
suasion ana even confinement did NO good.
The boy smoked cigarettes all day long.
and fer hours each day would chew at the
same time.
The young man On the Scio Pres not
long since obtained q license to wed fair
damsel at that place, says q sympathetic
editor, but the intended bride availed her
self Of reduction In railroad fare and
has gone in search Of health and other in.
cidentals. Ask for an extension of time.
young man; and in the meantime we will
forward by the first train four yards OF
black French crepe with the request that
the fraternity don appropriate weeds.
Prineville Nesrs: There are too many
men who expect an editor to advocate the
advantages of his town, bo0m their re-
spective business, and vet coolly withhold
their patronage, by which alone the cOun-
try newspaper can live. Talk about q
newspaper having duty to perform, and
an editor having TO labor tor his princi-
ples is cheap when Others stand back, and
while extending q lukewarm neutrality
with one hand, are filing the other hand
as the result Of the EDITORS labor for his
principles, which they admire, but do not
support.
Prinevile NJ os: One day last week T..
". Davis I'll hit tied heroism that ought
70 be praised. A little child Of Dave RObl
woods fell into the OchocO near Toms
residence, where the current Is very