The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-03-19

are four more feeding. As the sprine
weather becomes settled, cattle of all kinds
are moved to market and The Dale!
stockyards, under tine management OF MIR
X. E. Saltmarshe, controls nearly all ship
ments.
Col. Geo. T.. Thompson, of this city, as
sumed command of the Third Regiment, D.
N. G., to-day, aud Will continue until an
election is held or further orders are re-
ceived.
MIR. r. P. Patterson, of Trout creek, Is
in the city. He is one of the stage drivers
from Bakeoven to Trout Creek, aud is on a
visit to his brother, Mr.. Horace Patterson,
of The Dalles.
| Fred johnson, of Pendleton, was bitten
on the hand by tarantula the other day
| while opening box of bananas, the "veno-
nous cuss" having been shipped in with the
box. Fred has since been suffering severe
| ly from tie bite,
Considerable excitement prevailed yester-
day at the stockyards, on the occasion of
The assignee's sale of P. Z. Sharps property,
consisting Of horses, horned cattle, wagons,
etc. The prices realized were very fair, and
the property sold quite lively.
Politics is running high in Republican
ranks. There are one or more political
bosses in this city who desire to control the
delegates to the county convention; but
these should be relegated to the rear, and
receive no consideration from persons who
value the freedom of American institutions.
The East Oregon Republican Is informed
that landslide occurred on the ElgIn
branch a few days ago in the Grande Ronde
canyon. Workmen were sent out but 1t
seems that as fast as the obstruction was
removed, earth would slide in again and the
work was temporarily suspended and conse-
quently all traffic has ceased for time.
ElgiD is getting more than her share of
blockades this season, and 1t is hoped that
by these experiences they may be avoided
In future.
The Repu blican primaries will be held to-
morrow in this county, and in The Dalles
polls will be open at 2 o'clock and close at
7. All west of Garrison street will vote at
the old mill, and is called West Dalles;
between Garrison and Union is Trevitt pre-
cinct, and the polling place is at the court
house; between Union and Jefferson, Bige.
low, and the polling place is at Michell's
undertaking rooms, corner Third ard WASH
ington; and east of Jefferson, East Dalles,
and voting place at Wasco warehouse.
Quite large audience was in attendance
last evening at the court house to hear the
lecture of Hon. A. G. Wolfenbarger in
the cause of prohibition. The gentleman |
fully discussed the questions of the day and |
proved himself a strong friend of temper |
ance. He denied the charges of being in |
league with either the Republican or Demo-
cratic parties, but seemed to have special |
dislike for the present administration. The |
meeting closed with songs by Prof. Huckins
and the usual collection, which Is always
the principal part of such meetings.
Albany Herald: Information was received
in this city last evening of the drowning at
Oakville Tuesday of Isaac Stone. On
Tuesday afternoon Stone told his wife that
he was going out in sAlff and would be
gone about two hours, and not returning at
the expiration. of that time Mrs. Stone be-
came alarmed and search was instituted
The boat was found upset and lodged some
distance down stream. All Tuesday night
and yesterday men were engaged i'll drag
ging Muddy creek, but at last accounts
nothing further had been found. There
seems to be no doubt but he was drowned.
There are at present in circulation great
many genuine 50 bills, which have been ma
nipulated So as to give the appearance of
Oelng worth nVe times Cne1r actual Value. |
The work in reality is crude, but upon
superficial examination such as is ordinarily
given in the course of trade would pass
easily. The change is affected by pasting
over the number two wherever it occurs,
ind also upon the word two, the words and
numbers ten. These are obtained from the
government stamps on cigar boxes, which
ire well made and are themselves lathe
work. The minute ''twos" which occur
lround the margin are carefully scratched
,ut, that unless careful and close inspec-
ion is made the receiver of such bill
would suspect nothing wrong.
1t is currently reported that Mr.. G.. ].
Farley, who has assumed the position Of
Boss, made the statement to-day that he,
md be only, knew the names of those who
would be on the county delegation from
his city, and that no one but himself
hould haye this information before Satur-
lay, the day of the primaries. Boss
farley to-day gave an anxious inquirer a
'ery neat and exhaustive outline of the
programme which would be followed by the
ounty delegates in convention on the 26th.
lie declined to name those who were to re-
eve the county nominations with the ex-
eption of County Clerk Gourlay, who he
aid would be nominated on the first ballot.
The balance of the county officers, it is un-
erstood, Boss" Farley will present to the
ountry, reserVIng, however. under any and
II circumstances, the state delegation, who
ave the nominating of the legislative
Ick of