The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-03-12
ITEMS IN BRI EFF.
From Wednesdays Daily.

MI. IdtutS
of Dufur, is in The city.
Mr.. A. Blumenthal, merchant o
Cascade Locks, is in town.
Mr.. Henry hudson, one of the solic
farmers OF Dufur, is In the city.
Hoo. w Med Lewis, OF Wapiuitia
gave us pleasant cali yesterday.
Mr. Merril Fish, an attachee of the Ore
gonian, is visiting friends in the city.
Mr.. c. ]. Bright, of Wasco, has beer
in The Dalles for the past two days.
Mr.. A. W. Brannei, proprietor OF the
PrinevliIe stage line, Is in the city today
Mr.. Kenneth Mckenzie, of Cascade
Locks, came up on the noon train to,
day.
Mr.. Chas. Dehm,. engineer on the Boni-
Ia, is in the city attending the sick bedside
of his father.
Mr.. Paulson, a native of Denmark,
was made full citizen of the United
States to-day by the county clerk.
We are informed that Mr. w. B. McIn-
tosh, a former citizen of The Dalles, is
now city marshal OF New Whatcom,
Wash.
The eastbound passenger train due here
at 12 midnight, did not arrive until 80
this morning. Toe delay was caused by
d burned bridge near Hood River.
Blasting is heard in the direction OF
Rockland. 1t appears to be an attempt
to rid North Dalles of some of its rocks,
which, we hope, will be successful.
A Republican club has been formed at
Cascade Locks of over fifty members.
DR.. Leavens is president, and he says the
prospects for good vote III June were
never better.
Mr.. Walter Mltche II declared his inten-
tion to-day of becoming an American cit
izen by renounclng his allegiance TO tie
queen of Great Britain and Ireland before
the county clerk.
Mr.. C. H. Stoughton, of Dufur, gave
us pleasant call to-day. He says the
ground is in better condition than it has
been for number of years past, and a
larger acreage will be planted in grain
than ever before.
The air is balmy and spring-like, flow
ser smile In the sunshine on the hiilsides,
and all nature appears to be IN harmony !;
but. nevertheless, the police court did not
have single individual TO interview this
morning, and hinc lilac iachrymae
Yesterday afternoon, at Hood River,
Alec Shut, bridge carpenter for the u,
P. Railway, had the misfortune to break
the right thumb midway, while handling
bridge timbers. He came to this city
last evening and was attended to by Dr.
Hugh Logan.
The new system of waterworks, adopt
ed by the water commission since the
fire of last September, displays consider
able force, and will, perhaps, until the
Sdry season begins, or the old wooden
fiume which conducts the water into the
receiving reservoir breaks down by acci
dent or by natural decay.
At the Odell school hodse, near Hood
River, Rev. Troy Shelley, after the re-
feious service Sunday evening, per-
formed the marriage ceremony between
Miss Leila Kemp and Mr.. G. P Odel.
The brlde and groom are we'll known in
thel community in their new relation In
lIfei
The delegation from the interior pre-
cinGts, who have been in town for the
last two days, circulated their petition
AMONG the business men to-day, and re-
ceiked very liberal contributions. They
appeared before the county court, and
5000 was granted for the purpose of
constructing grade up Tygh hill. In
all, the amount will reach $4,000 and, it
is expected, this will be sufficient to
build good road over this place.
Arlington Record: The city council
have contracted with parties to at once
furnish abou. fifty carloads of sagebrush
to riprap the sand banks west of the city.
rs means of stopping the drifting .and.
The railroad company will furnish cars
and transportation free, and the material
will be loaded ct the Willows. 1t is
thought this arrangement, together W tb
planting the SANE to rye and other grass
seed. will solve the problem of our sand
troubles.
Albany Herald: The crop outlook in
Linn county and the central Willamette
valley is excellent for a bountiful yield.
The acreage of fall grain is nearly equal
to that of 1891, when phenomenal crop
was produced. A mild winter, the al
most total absence of freezing, and the
recent fine weather, have made the crop
outlook most favorable, and will result
in large acreage Of spring grain, More
wheat and less oats are being sown this
year than formerly.
The following is contained in the
Washington dispatches to-day: Senator
Dolph's bill passed the senate for the re-
lief of John w. Lewis, of Oregon. This
bill compensates Mr.. Lewis for his SER
vices for the period from April II to July
7, 1890, as registrar of the land office at
The. Dalles, during which period there
was vacancy in the office of receiver
and no fees could be legally received
and therefore none were allowed to Mr..
Lewis as compensation, although he was
diligently occupied by the duties of his
Office
Some time ago school district No = at
Mosier was divided by School Superin
tendent Shelly, on petition OF long list
Of taxpayers. His decision vas appealed
to the state superintendent. and his
action sustained by that official The
matter Is now brought into the circuit
court by allegation of parties that the
petitioners were not taxpayers and pray
ing that the action of the superintendent
be set aside Mr.. Shelly and the pc
tltioners are made defendants IN the case.
Albany Herald: Mr.. o. A. Archibald,
cashier of the Linn County National
Bank, had the misfortune Sunday, while
returning from Corvallis in buggy to
meet with a serious accident. The vehicle
was overturned on high grade and
rolled down an emhankment of about 20
feet. The horse stepped upon Mr.. Archi-
bald's head, making an ugly wound. He
succeeded in extrieating himself and
horse and drove 10 this city, when physi-
clans dressed the wound. He will be con-
fined to his room for some time.
John Day Sentinel: Water in the Frazer
river above Yale Canyon is lower at
present than in the memory of the oldest
Indian. The receding water left the
sandbar exposed last week, which is
about two acres in size. The bar had
no sooner appeared than a number of
Siwashes went over and prospected it.
with the result that good pay was found.
This created some excitement among the
Indians, and some fifty siwashes are now
hard at work on the bar, all making big
wages. As high as $40 day has been
washed by some of them, and the gravel
it is said would yield rich returns if
means were at hand to work it scientifi-
cally.
Salem Statesman: A meeting of the
asylum board was held Yesterday after
noon at the state house. Supt. Rowland,
of the insane asylum, made his monthly
report. of which the following is re-
cume. Number of patients Ian. II, 1902