The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-16
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesdays Daily .

From Wednesdays Daily.
A heavy frost covered the ground tn
morning.
Mr.. N. W. Wallace, of Antelope, is
the city.
Hon. W. Med. Lewis, of Wapinitia,
in the city to-day.
CrIckets are quite numerous in th
vicinity OF Oak Groqe, but they hay
. done no damage TO grain yet.
The cool weather is keeping the Colum
bla river at q lower stage than usual {
this season of the year, and is detriments
to the run of salmon.
Hon. B. s. Pague. signal service fiji G
at Portland, called upon rs last evening
He is en- ioute TO different points in East
ern Oregon to establish water gauges
The Union Pacific have introduced a
entirely new style of ticket for that roaC
All tickets used now are exactly alike an,
one ticket can be used oyer the entir
system. This simple method is The resul
of numbering and punching tickets from
point to point.
Mr.. James r. Belshe, of Demos
Springs, gave us pleasant cali this morn
ing. HerepOrts grain In excellent condi-
ton, and the prospects for good crop
never better. Fall wheat is growing nice
ly, but spring wheat is rather backward
by reason of cold weather.
The following gentlemen were electec
delegates to the Democratic convenuol
from the precincts named: Antelope
Phil. Brogan, jr., N w. Wallace. Wapi
nitia-Jos. Trippeer, John Woodside
Wamick-A. J. Swift, w. h Farlow
Stephen Wing. Bakeoven-R R. Hin
ton, T. Burgess.
A hose company was organized Mon
day evening by the residents on the bluff
A. Bettingen, jr.. was elected president,
q. Cooper secretary, g. l.. Phillips fore
man, and j. P. McInerny treasurer
There were sixteen members present, and
the committee on fire and water will give
the citizens the use of hose and hose cart
as soon as building is erected to house
the same.
Mr.. M. T. Nolan, our postmaster, and
one of our most enterprising citizens, re-
turned on the midnight train from Ia
coma, Wash. In a conversation with
him. he gave the information very reluct
anlty that it was his opinion that the
Tacoma aud Lake Park railroad was
simply land selling scheme, and that
there was no intentIon on the part of the
incorporators to construct the road In the
time stated in the clipping we published
from the Tacoma Meas OF April Stb.
The cornerstone of the new Congrega-
tional church was laid at 2 O'Clock this
Of mi or
Rev. w. e. Curtis officiated, assisted by
Reys. A. C. Spencer, w. Ii. Wilson and
G.. W. Ingalls,. Mrs Donnell, the only
charter member of the church residing in.
the city, deposited the articles in The cor
ner.stone, and it was placed In position.
The choir sang beautifully "Rock of
Ages" and the large assemblage were
dismissed by the benedictlon.
Baker Democrat: A gold brick of about
300 ounces of the value of nearly $4,000
was brought IN from the Baisley E kDorn
mine yesterday by L. W. Nelson, man
ager and superintendent Of the mine, and
deposited at the First National bank.
When the large Cotton mill plant
now in course OF erection on the Baisley
EIkhorn Is completed and in operation
the monthly bullion output will be some
thing TO set the mining world thinking.
That time is not far off.
The celebration of the one hundreth
anniversary of the discovery of the Co
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morning. and tneir complaint against the
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