The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-16
From Friday's Daily

Capt. q. c. Coe, of Hood River, is in tn.
| city.
A pleasant and agreeable shower of rair
fell this morning. s.
Now Is the time to clean alleys of the
rubbish of wioter.
The Washington State Worlds Fan
| Building will be constructed In sections at
Tacoma and sent to Chicago next Septem,
| ber.
The Democratic convention was not all
harmony, and in consequence there are very
many who talk vengeance against the
ticket.
The delegates from the different precincts
IN the county returned to their homes last
night, and the city is serene and quiet this
morning.
The msrshal gave the occupants of the
city jail healthful exercise this morning in
cleaning up the yard and the street in front
of the Jail.
A political meeting is advertised to be
held at Moro tomorrow evening at which
the nominations made by the Republican
conventions will be ratified.
/ A delegation of Odd Fellows of Columbia
Lodge, No. 5. l. o. o. F., of this city. left
this morning for Moro, where new lodge
will be instituted this evening. Among the
number were DR.. 0. D. Doaoe, II. Clough,
Geo. Ruch, r. G. Closter, Henry Bills, E
F. Sharp.
Pioneer: 1t Is told that gay and festive
youth OF Hoquiam was about to leave one
day last week tor parts unknown, when he
was collared on the deck of the steamer by
his best girl aud made to walk the p'ank
back to the dock and told that he must not
Lave town just yet.
j. I. Flynn has started canoe expedI-
tion upon voyage of discovery down the
Rogue river from Grants Pass to the sea, a
distance of ninety miles. He expects to
demonstrate the practicability of naviga-
tion from the Junction of Illinois river,
forty miles below Grants Pass.
A man working on the Hemlock street
railway, Astoria. had his head accidentally
split open with doubled. edged ak Monday
morning. He was chopping and In some
| manner allowed the ak to strike the back of
his head. Contractor Clinton found the
| man in pool of blood and unconscious.
Albany Democrat: Last Monday evening
| at Riddles. Chester Pogue, aged II years,
was going home from school when he was
attacked by school mate and stabbed three
| times, dying at 2 o'clock Tuesday from the
| effects of the wound. The deceased was a
brother of M. E. Pogue. of Salem, at one
time resident Of Albany.
We received to-day through the courtesy
of Hon. j. H. Mitchell package of seeds
from the Department OF Agriculture. Wash.
ington City. These are for Distribution In
ho nlx, do 10
that each one recelyIng the seed give them
fair test, and report the result to the
Department of Agriculture In Washington
City.
According to statistics l,ll6,O74 bushels
of wheat were raised in Linn county in one
year on So. 3l4 acres; 906, 306 bushels of
oats on 81 ,299 acres, and %, S64 bushels of
barley. In wheat Umatilla county took
the lead with l, ,642, 39s bushels, Marion
next with l, l69, 955 bushels. Tillamook' s
record was 100 bushels. In oats Marion
was first, Linn second. In barley Union
county was first.
At the meeting of the militia board 10
Salem Col. Bowditch secured an appropri-
alton of $500 to equip for actual duty troop
B at LinkvIlle, who are liable to be called
out to defend the settlers against the three
Thousand Indians on the reservation, says
the Journal. There is great danger of an
Indian outbreak there and the present state
military board deserves credit for doing all
in its power to protect the settlers.
e. o.: D. Howdyshell has commenced
work with force of men and teams near
Cayuse ON the Umatilla Irrigation COM
pany's canal Civil Engineer Spencer was
engaged by the company to classify the
l. l. - L., I,A.