The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-06
From Fridays Daily.

Mr.. j. M. Cummings, of the Wasco Neacs
Is in the city.
A Republican club of sixty.five members
has been formed at Hood River.
Frosty mornings still continue, bat dur
ing the day the pleasant sunshine make
everything agreeable and enjoyable.
| Fruit growers are very anxious for cold
weather, believing that it would have the
effect to kill the scale and other pests to the
fruit crop
| Ia Sherman county the winter has been
mild as it has In Wasco. Very little snow
has fallen, but considerable rain, and every.
thing favorable for an abundant harvest.
The old brands of liquor, McBrayer and
| Chicken Geek Whisky, at G.. j. Stubling's
sample rooms. He keeps nothing but the
| best liquors and cigars, imported and dom
estic.
| Ice for Summer use must be brought from
| other localitIes; but this Will make little
difference, as a sufficient supply of the con-
gealed element can be procured from the in,
| terror.
A lodge of Knights of Pythias will soon
be organized at Wasco in Sherman county.
The nece->ary names have been affixed to
the petition, and the lodge will be instituted
at an early day.
The Republican county central committee
is called to meet Feb. 18th, at 10 o'clock
A. M, at the county court house, for the
purpose of making arrangements for the ap-
preaching campaign.
The new Methodist church, which ls now
being finished will be the handsomest edl-
flee in the city. 1t will be in the latest
style of architecture, and the interior will
be cornmodious IN every particular.
Mr.. Henry Kuck, in the East Eud, has
complete saddlery establishment, and all
work is guaranteed to give satisfaction in
every particular. He is a thorough business
man, and will be found honest and accom-
modating in all matters.
Albany Democrat: Two brothers named
Reton live IN jackson county. one six feet
five, the other SIX feet SIX man from
Wisconsin has made their life howl1ng
wilderness by moving into their bailiwick,
for ne is SIX feet Line inches tall. A young
man who comes to Albany from Shedd
wouldn't take back seat for the first two.
Goldendale Sentinel: Quite scheme is on
foot to irrigate all OF the Spring creek coup.
try by means of water pipes from Mil
creek. The company has settled with the
Baverstock Milling Co. for the water right,
and will commence taking out the water ere
long. James Stice is president of the COM
pany and W. H. Hale is secretary This
enterprise will cost several hundred dollars
/, few days ago, one Of our citizens came
into the city on horseback, tied the animal
to post, and imbibed and bee lme intoxi-
Gated, The next morning he found the
horse In the pound and was forced To pay S5
to recover his animal. Meeting the record
er be accosted him in a brusque style and
told him that it was strange and past find
ing out that the faithful horse was fined S.
for being sober, and he being drunk was
left to go 'scot Free.
The following appears in numerous ex.
changes and is worthy the consideration of
Oregon people: Col. E. d. Baker, one of
the first senator's from Oregon, VINO fell
early in the struggle for the Union while
leading desperate charge at Balls Bluff,
sleeps in neglected and almost unmarked
grave, in Lone Mountain cemetery, San
francisco. 1t is now proposed to remove
the remains to Golden Gate Park and erect
suitable monument. Would it not be
more appropriate to bring Col. Bakers re-
mains to Oregon and erect monument to
him. say, at our state capital?
Yakima Herald. Now Frank Parker, of
tne w alla w AHA OtutcoWuH, mas gwen Ills
collection of minerals to the press assocIa-
ton for the benefit of home for aged and
lntirm journalists. Parker ouce gave this
collection to Tacoma, apd at another time
to Spokane, but it never seems to leave his
possession. His generosity IN this respect
is beginning to be looked upon as good
joke, and to be anticipated with the same
regularity as to appearance as are those an
tiquitles about the frog that skipped nImbIY
away after being liberated from the center
of solid rock where he had been impris-
oned for century, the gold mine found IN
chickens craw, and the foreign manufac-
turer paying the tariff tax.
Sentinel: Some three or four weeks ago
man passing by the name of Lackey sold a
horse to some parties near Goidendale. A
short time after report came from Condor,
Oregon, Of horse haying been stolen from