The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-09-03

which 2S4 were afterward passed BY the
senate. rbe senate passed 691 bills, of
which only ia were afterward passed by
the house.
Chas. A. Pillsbury, the great miller of
MINNEAPOLIS, thinks that the wheat crop Of
the United States will not exceed SOC, 000,-
600 bushels as against 6l2, 600 900 busnels
iast year.
The boat last evening had large number
of passenger. consisting of persons who
| went down the river on an outing and tour
lists who made the trip to view the scenery
on the Columbia river.
Mr. and Mrs. r. s. Thompson arrived in
| the city this morning from Colfax, where
they have been visiting relatives. They are
| en- route to their home in Los Angeles
Calf, and will leave tomorrow morning.
The baseball nine practiced on the fair
grounds this afternoon. Ii not able to meet
the Hood River boys, by reHson of their
non appearance, our base -ballists are deter.
mined to be ready tor 4 contest in the future.
Mr.. Geo. Harrison and Mr. John Don.
ohue are refitting the Baldwin restaurant,
and will reopen it in few days in first
class style. These are well known caterers,
and will no doubt receive their share Of the
public patronage.
The old landmarks of the city are rapidly
disappearing. Fires and food have de-
stroYed buildings which were erected dur.
ing pioneer days, and when the burned dis
trict is replaced the city will have differ
ent appearance to old residents.
Hood River is justly celebrated for its
fish, and these furnish amusement for per-
sous who desire summer outing. We are
informed that 200 speckled trout were
taken out OF the stream one day this week
by two girls, who were amateurs at angling.
Mr.. j. M. Patterson returned yesterday
from the camp at Collins Landing. He
says the fish in Wind river are excellent,
and furnish good phosphorescent stimulant
for the expansion and creation of the cellu-
lar tissue of the gray matter in the cere-
bellum.
John Day Sentinel: Representative Her.
mann has been urging the postofice depart
ment to establish mail facilities in the couu-
try from Fossil, via Lost Valley, to Lone
Rock, in Gill atn county, and thence to con-
meet with Heppner, in Morrow county. He
has presented lengthy petitions from the
people in those sections asking this service.
Business at the Hotel d'Maloney appear
TO be very quiet these days.. and the mar
shal is considering the proposition of re-
,arpeting the parlor and dining room, and
the sleeping apartments with the
most fashionable suits of furniture In or
Ter to make these improvements the re-
,order aud city council have to be consulted,
I'D Dan. Is fearful OF a veto.
Long Creek Eagle: While in the
Mountains last week VIM. Sterritt was
,itten on the foot by some kind OF
poisonous reptile, the foot swelling 10
vice its natural size,s and becoming quite
'ainful. 1t is supposed to have been q :
pider that did the biting act, though
We have heard OF snakes, harmless, how
yer, that have a tendency to share the
'ed of campers while rusticatlng In the
Mountains.
Heppner Gazette: II. V. Gates arrived
rom Hilsboro last evening, accompanied
y Isaac Finnis, an engineer from Hills
'oro, end Bert Webb drill man from
PORTLAND. Active operations will begin
t once, They first propose to clean out
be artesian we'll, pnt in six inch pump
nd thoroughly test it. If the test Is not
wells will be sunk IN the
icinity but IN the event that the arteslan
yell is found to be adequate the work Of
utting in the electric lights will begin
I once.
Evening sessions of the Teachers Iusti-
ute will be held at the court house on
Wednesday and Thursday at 7.S0 P. NJ. For
o-morrow evening there will be an I'm.
romptu debate by persons chosen from the
udience on the subject: Resolved, that
be country schools are dong more for the
ause of education than the city schools"
his will ne followed by short and sharp
.ssion of an old. fashioned spelling school
boosing sides. For Thursday evening there
ill be addresses by Profs Ackerman and
.igler of Portland. All these exercises
ill be interpreted with good music. Full
r programs announced later.
1t would be a valuable find to the
eece masters of the plains to discover
,me variety of grass which shall prove
} be capable of growing in an aikali
Ill. On this depends the reclamation
hundreds of thousands of acres, which
herwise are likely to remain forever
orthless. A California writer states
Iat be found the dannel or rye grass,
lium ferenne, growing thrftily on
ece of very bad alkali soil, where MOTH
2 else would flourish, and that it made
,od pasture. Bermuda grass is another
at will grow in alkali soil and 1t has
.oved valuable for sheep grazing.