The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-12-03
From Thursday,s Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Mr.. Walter Frame, of Grant, is in the
city.
Mr.. o. E. Leet, of Moro, IS in the city,
en- route to Portland.
The roads to the interior are in fair con.
dItion considering the heavy rains.
Cattle are In good condition in every por.
tion of the county, and grass furnishes ex-
eelient feed.
A heavy frost covered the ground this
morning, and a fog hung around the hill
sides for some hours.
The fall wheat in the county is growing
nicely. and the present rainy weather is
very favorable for grain.
Judge Bradshaw is rapidly clearing the
business on the circuit court calendar, and
an adjournment may be expected Saturday.
Licenses to wed were granted yesterday
to Charles B. Stevens and Amanda Muir.
ply, and to Arthur j. Collins aud Mary N.
Cabill.
There are about 500 federal appointments,
ipcluding postofices, IN Washington, and
the full quota is now already filled with ap
piicants.
There are only two occupants IN the coun-
and one awaiting sentence for issuing
counterfeit money.
Coyotes are playing sad havoc with sheep
and cattle in Crook county, and the ReUiea1
is agitating the question of the county offer
ing premium for scalps.
The season has progressed go far into win
: ter that new buildings are not expected to
be begun; but notwithstanding this fact we
observe several in course of construction.
Mr.. T. j. Driver, of Wamic, is in to wn
to-day. He says work on the ditch from
Clear creek has shut down for the winter;
bat in the spring work will begin IN good
earnest.
Mr.. Stacey Shown is preparing his cases
for the reception of holiday goods, and in
few days will have the best display of
watches, clocks and jewelry ever exhibited
in this city.
The colonel and staff of the third regi-
ment, o. N g., will be in the CITY IN a few
days on the annual tour OF inspection, and
the militia of this city will give ball on
the occasion.
There will be Scandinavian Lutheran
church service by Rev. L. Nissen, of As
toria, at the German Lutheran church in
The Dalles Sunday ii M and 7:3O P. M.
All ScandIpavians are invited.
New sidewalks are being built IN several
portions of the city, and the pedestrian can
safely wend his way fom one part Of the
city to the other with facility, notwith-
standing the muddy condition of the
streets.
The stock inspector of this county has
made the following appointment of depu-
ties: 81. Darnielle. Eight Mile; W. Farg.
her, The Dalles; j. G. Condor, Autelope;
j. III. Sherar, Sherar's Bridge; L Burgess,
Bakeoyen; A. s. Roberts, Des hutes.
The ladies of the Congregational church
have lot of fancy goods on sale, which
are displayed in the window of Messrs.
Pease & Mays store, the proceeds of which
will be placed towards defraying the ex-
penses OF the carpets in the new editice.
Mr.. d. Creighton, while stretching barbed
wire around his field few days ago, re
ceived a Sc ere cut on his hand. The ih-
jured member is now bandaged, but, aside
from the Inconvenience, no serious conse.
quences will be suffered.
Ochoco Revieic: Some emigrants passed
through town last Tuesday bound for web
foot. They said they were going to cross
the mountains either by way of the Santlam
or Mckenzie routes. Their pluck is to be
admired but not their judgment.
The weather prophet has begun his prog
nosticatlons for severe winter, and, while
we do not wish to call in question his inten-
tion to be truthful IN the matter, If we are
privileged to exist on the let of April, 1893,
we will be able to give a more decided
opinion.
The official canvass at Helena shows that
Miss Ella Knowles, Populist nominee for
attorney-eeneral, mas plurality of 3lS
votes over Day, Democrat, ami 496 over
Haskell, Republican. Haskell stated dur
ing the campaign that if Miss Knowles
should defeat him he would leave the state.
Long Creek Eagle: Tuesday night a fire
fiend put in his appearance in Fox valley,
and John Wolfinger was made the sufferer
from the destruction of fifty tons OF bay.
The fire was of incendiary origin, as there
has been no fire on the place for some time.
Quite a number of the valleys citizens
turned ont to investigate the cause Of the