The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-02
F,om Friday's Dailv.
o.day Is the lst of April

To-day Is the lst of April.
A copious shower of rain fell last night.
Hon. II. Du,tIn, of Goldendale, was IN
the city yesterday.
A covering of snow ornamented the
Klickitat hills this morning.
Mr.. Griffith Williams returned from a
short stay at Forest Grove yesterday.
Two carloads of sheep left Saltmarshe &
Co.'s stockyards last evening for Portland.
A regular meeting of the Republican club
will be held In their rooms tomorrow even
ing.
Mr.. Carl Gottfried, who has been visit
ing his old home in Germany, returned last
night.
April showers hring forth May flowers;
but in this latitude flowers are IN bloom in
March.
A plat of the Odd Fellows cemetery at
Hood River was filed in the clerks Office in
this city during the week.
Mr.. C. j. Groat, of the firm of Williams
& Groat. of Portland, Ore, is in the city
visiting his brother. Mr.. W. H. Groat.
Scandinavian services will be held at the
Methodist church Sunday. April 10, 1892,
at 5 O'Clock. All the scandinavian people
are cordially invited. Ernest v. Jensen.
Father Bronsgeest will hold Catholic SER
vices at Kingsley on the first Sunday in
April instead of the second, by reason of
Palm Sunday falling OIL April 10th, at which
time the usual services will be held in St.
Peters church in this city.
DR.. Sutherland left on the midnight train
In response to summons calling him to
McClane, Sherman county, to attend John
II. McClane, who two weeks ago suffered a
severe attack of pneumonia. He was
thought to be recovering, but has probably
had relapse.
John g. Woods, of the firm of Woods
Brothers, last night had severe attack of
hemorrhage, the second within the past few
days. 1t is thought that while engaged In
lifting beef, two weeks ago, he ruptured an
artery which caused the hemorrhages. To-
day, although weak from the excessive loss
of blood, he is in comfortable condition.
Albany Democrat: Frank Snodgrass, a
sixteen year old boy, was brought from
Harrisburgh to-day by his stepfather, 81 B
Maxwell, and examined by Drs. Wallace
and Ellis as to his insanity and committed
to the asylum. He seems to have been sub.
ject to fits, which his father also had. The
boy looses his mind and everything is blank.
Historian: But there Is strange peculiar
ity about a mossback. While he -ridicules
the efforts of those who are trying to build
the railroad and inaugurate other improve
ments, and will not lend hand to bring
about a common prosperity, he alway has
the presence of mind to raise the price of
his property whenever his more enterprlsing
neighbors give the town boom.
Vancouver Register: The remains of the
man found floating among the logs near the
North Pacific lumber mills last Saturday
morning have been identified to certainty
as those of Edward Ford, who was drowned
off brush scow near the head of Govern
ment Island, above this city, on the 9th of
December. The Identification vas made by
Charles Carlson and another laborer, who
were working with Ford at the time he was
drowned.
Sentinel: About thirty settlers are here to
locate in the Cedar Valley north of Gray
Back. This valley is about eighteen miles
long aud six miles wide and is one of the
best tracts of land unclaimed IN the state;
tour or five hundred families can procure
good homes there. On the Big Klickitat
short distance above it, Is another excellent
tract of vacant land which will be claimed
in short time.
Goldendale Sentinel: Mert Sanders, a lad
IA years OF age, had his leg broken Sunday
by being thrown from a horse. He was rid
ing after cattle down butte about three
miles east of town, when the horse ran
away with him. throwing HIM from the
horse and breaking his leg. He was taken
to the house of j. G. Morehead and Drs.
Stowelll and Stewart sent for who reduced
the fracture. He was brought to this city
Monday morning where his parents reside.
We have received a copy of Good Roads,
published at New York by the League
Roads Improvement Bureau. 1t is in favor
Of better thoroughfares in the United
States, and the leading article is by Hor.
j.. N. Dolpb, U. S. senator from Oregon,
entitled "a Plea for Better Roads," 1t is
very able article, and no one knows better
the importance of good roads than one who
has lived in Oregon rs long as Senator
Dolph.
Statesman: 1t is a subject of universal
| congratuiation that the recent frosts have
| done no harm to the fruit trees in this Sec
| ton. Owing to the rather premature
| blooming of tine trees 1t was greatly feared
| they would be- injured. but all fears of that
now is at an end. Over the Blue mountains
| the weather has been unprecedently severe
with snow and frost for three nights. As
| the season ID later there and the trees had
not budded they are all right. Unless
other freezes come the outlook in she Walla
Walla valley is excellent.
| Quite an excitement was raised at tie
depot last evening. An Italian lady, who
seems to be earning livelihood by selling
tripkets, stepped off the train. and leaving