The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-05-28
From Tuesdays Daily.
A west wlnd is anxiously desired


1t is comfortably warm these days:
Only two weeks before the election takes
place.
Street.sprinkling is very desirable these
days.
This warm weather makes lively business
for ice-dealers.
The deck of the Regulator is nearly on a
level with front street.
Mr.. j. II. Crailebiugh, editor of the
| Glacier, Is in town to-day.
Picnics are the order of the day, and why
can't the printers of this city give one?
The citizens Of Hood R,ver are making
great preparations for 45h of July picnic.
Mr.. A. II. Tiemau, living about fifteen
miles from Hood River, is in the city to-
day.
Mr.. John McLennan, one of the solid
| sheep men of Antelope in this county. is in
the city.
These warm days prol,ej fs-hl:yy, AID
very few. except newspaper men, appear to
be active and energetic.
From sheep men, who are pasturing their
hocks in the mountains, we learn that con.
siderable snow still remains in the foothills.
The attention of the court to-day is en-
gagged in hearing arguments on motions, de-
murrers, etc. No jury has been empan-
elled yet.
Mr.. Norman Wilson, formerly of this
city, but now attending college at Belmont,
Calf, is spending the vacation in this city,
visiting friends and relatives.
The frame work of tine new cottage Of
Mr.. WIN. Michel was placed in position
yesterday. II will occupy the former site
of the building burned in September.
The Odd Fellows of Cascade Locks, in
conjunction with the Knights OF PYshas of
that and neighborlng towns, will give a
grand picnic in celebration of the 4!h OF
July.
Member of the Farmers Alliance gave
picnic last Saturday at Eight Nile. at which
there was a large attendance of persons
from the vicinity, with sprinkling of po-
litical aspirants.
The Dllles should have tournament of
the different fire departments IN the state
ON the 4th of July. 1t Is time that active
measures were being taken to this end by
the members of the different fire companies
IN this state.
Boating parties are very popular these
warm days, with the river at high water
mark. 1t is difficult to procure boat. and
if some enterprsing citizen or citizens
would erect boat house he or they would
be literally patronizsd.
Mr.. Amos Root, of Mosier, is IN town
to day. From HIM we learn that peach
plums and prunes have been injured by the
late frosts and only half crop can be ex-
pected. There will be bouut,ul yield of
peaches, apples aud other fruits.
Messrs. H. Clough, II. N Bills and s. B. |
delegates from Columbia, No. 5. |
to the grand lodge of Odd Fellows which |
last week in Astoria, returned |
Sunday night. They report hayIng a very |
enjoyable time down by the sounding sea.
The following attorneys are in attend
ance on court, now in sessions: A. s. Ben.
nett, w. H. Wilson, Geo. Watkins. K. B.
Dufur, B. s. Huntington, FL. 5. Wilson, j.
L. Story, j. B. Condor, Frank Menefee, j.
w. Condor, W. s. Myers, A. r. Thomp-
son and = Clark.
The decision in Judge Deadys court on
the Oregon Pacific case, says the Albany
Democrat, if the stipulation Is signed, as it
probably will be, means at least 81 600, 900
ior construction at once, which will take
the road well into Crook county, an event
hat will place it on paying basis.
Elgin Recorder: A movement is on foot
20 form an Interstate League by Western \
Idaho and Eastern Oregon. At a meeting
ield in La Grande last week, at which par
les were present from Baker City. an or.
,anization was perfected. The clubs in
GUIDED in the league are Caldwell and Boise
Jity, Idaho, and Baker City and La Grande
n Eastern Oregon.
John Day Sentinel: Frank Freshman, who
vas working in the Humboldt mine, met
With quite serious accident last Wednes.
lay. He was working near a bank, when
suddenly took a tumble and landed most.
y on Frank. DIR. Ashford was called and
discovered that several ribs were broken
nd one shoulder blade badly bruised, be.
ldes other slight injuries.
Judging from the number of children who
ttend school, the United States is the best
ducated country in the world. The num-
'e OF children per 1000 population who
ttend in the United States Is 1877; in
l79; Austria Hungary, l72; la
Jorway, 1874; United Kingdom, 1873;
weden, l42; Netherlands, l25; Denmark,
%; SPAN, los; Italy, 81; Greece, 72;
.ussia, "a.