The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-01-16
From Tuesdays Daily.

Mr.. r. Palmer, of Dufur, is in the city.
Mrs. L. Davenport, of Mosier, is in the
city.
The thermometer marked "a degrees
above zero this morning.
There are two carloads of cattle feeding at
the stockyards of R. E. Saltmarshe & Co.
Mr.. E. C.. Wiley, superintendent of the
government work at the locks, arrived in
the city yesterday.
The D. S. Baker was brought up to her
old landing last evening, aud will un-
doubtedly 60 into winter quarters.
The river was very full of ice this after
noon, and all indications point that navi
cation will be closed before morning.
A carload of hogs and one of cattle were
shipped this morning to Portland from the
stocky ards. They were purchased in this
vicinity.
If the cold weather continu cs a little
longer navigation on the Columbia will close
and there will be plenty of Ice for our
| dealers.
At the East End little is dong these cold
days. The stock yards are still busy ship
ping cattle; but the warehouses are receIv.
ing no grain.
| Mr.. II. Mccoy came in from Dufur yes-
terday, and says the ground is covered with
about five inches of snow. There Is con-
siderable ice on creeks and ponds, and win
| ter weather of considerable severity is helng
experienced Cattlemen have been feeding
Cor several weeks
Ashland Tidings: The large farms of Ore
gon are gradually being divided up to make
room for new corners. This will mean better
farming, better crops and better improve
ments to keep pace with the increase In the
| farm population. James Roberts has sold
to gentleman in the east 300 acres OF his
big farm near Shedds for $500. He still
has about 500 left, which is still big farm,
eyen for Oregon.
Salem Journal: The absence of local
freight trains to-day is explained by news
| of brakemen's strike on the s. 2. lines
from Portland south. The early morning
freight due here at o'clock did not arrive.
| The freight train from Junction did not
come north, and no freight has been re.
| ceived at Salem station to. day tor distrIbu.
tion, Agent Skinner of the 5. P. Co., was
| seen and said he did not belieye 1t would
interfere seriously with the business OF the
road.
| Lewiston Teller: The question of dis :
puted state boundaries seems to have
| taken craze. The latest is the an
nouncemeut that the Washington. Idaho
line is located too far east. If so, the
rich Palouse country uearly all falls into
Idaho territory and Oaksdale, Palouse
CITY and Pullman will change to Idaho
towns. Government surveyors are fast
losing a reputation for accuracy in all
parts OF the union.
Eugene Guard: Sunday morning a nan
and family by the name of McCollum had q
very narrow escape from drowning IN the
bottom near the Keeney place this side oi
Goshen. 1t appears that the man drove
his team into the water, that overfowed the
bottom from the river, when he found that
it was swimming his horses. He turned hit
team around aud started for the bank,
when the wagon became uDcoupled. de
| made the bank with his wife and child,
while little boy was festing off into the
water. Luckily, stranger on horseback
came along at just the opportune moment
and rushed into the stream and saved the
child from watery grave.
Harney Times: The county seat con
test which is IN progress In Harney City
at PRESENT. Is the heail-absorbing topic of the
hour. The evidence is being taken BY
Referee T. S Potter, of Portland, and
witnesses are being summoned from far
and near Our Burns friends are bert
in respectable numbers at present, ano
all are agreed on at least one point: Thai
it will be long and very expensive trial
that country seat Is an expensive lux
ury. As the fun will last some months
we will give our readers full particulars
as the trial progresses.
Eugene Guard: At Aurora Thursday
night couple of burglars made an unsuc.
cessfuI attempt to crack safe In the mill
office of j. D. Hurst & Son. Two holes
were bored in the safe door, near the lock.
but through some reason the stronghold
was not opened. 1t is thought the robbers
were scared away. They first broke into
the lower part OF the mill. but were not
successful in gaining admission into the Of
fee from this part of the building. But
here their tracks were seen, showing that