The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-06

days, and the recorder is debarred from the
privilege OF interviewing tramps and
drunks
Winter in Sherman county is about the
same as in Wasco Very little SLOW has
fallen and there has been no severe cold
weather.
Mr.. E. Martin has accepted position in
the clerks office, vice Geo. P. Morgan hav-
ing resigned to take position as editor of
the Wdsco Sun.
The memorial service at the brick school
house yesterday morning attracted large
audience, and the sermon was deliyered by
Rev. A. g. Spencer.
The union services held In the court house
last evening was quite largely attended.
Rev. A. G. Spencer, of the Methodist
church, preached the sermon.
Mr.. K. w. Kelly, an engineer of the
Union Pacific, left Saturday for Los Angeles,
where his family resides. He will remove
his wife and children to this city.
Quite number of young ladies and gen.
tlemen crossed the river yesterday to Rock
land, examined the remains of tue shoe fac
tory and walked down opposite Crates
point.
We are informed the machinery of the
shoe factory was removed to this city yes.
terday, and stored In the upper story of the
old Grant building, corner Front aud Wash
| Ington streets.
Mr.. A. A. Urquhart, we are informed,
has received the appointment of city asses
sor for the coming year. He is careful,
| CONSCIENTIOUS man, and will no doubt give
satisfaction.
We are pleased to inform our readers that
Mr.. j. b. Crossen. who has been confined
to his residence by an attack of la grippe
Tor the past few days, is again able to at
tend to his duties.
1t Is expected that the new Methodist
church will be occupied next Sunday by
| the members of that denomination. This is
very handsome edifice and will be an or
nament to the city.
From Mr.. Mcintosh, stock inspector Of
Sherman county, we learn there is only one
band OF sheep In that vicinity owned by
Wasco county man, that is troubled with
scab, and it has been dipped.
Rev. +. d. SutcIiffe, rector of st. Paul's
Episcopal church, is delivering course Of
lectures during Sunday evenings on the
Book of Common Prayer. His address last
evening was very interesting.
Hood River Glacier: Mrs. Richardson we
are glad to state IS steadily improving and
will soon be able to be up. Last week she
was very sick and DIR. Hollister, of The
Dalles, was called in consultation with DR..
Brosius.
The Messrs. Campbell Bros. severed their
connection as publishers of the IYdsco Sun
Saturday night. As business men they
haye exhibited integrity and courtesy, and
it will be matter of regret to lose them in
the relation of publishers of this well estab-
hshed paper.
Canyon City Ne,ns: Report comes from
DayvIlle that some local sports went up on |
Cottonwood and slaughtered over forty
deer, recently. As that proceeding was
contrary to the rules OF society outside of
an Indian reservation, we ope ths rum)r is
untounded. However, we fear that it is too
true.
While other portions of the Inland EN-
dire are suffering from cold weather and a
heavy fall of snow The Dalles has nUt..experi.
enced any winter weather thus far. Bright |
sunshine during the day and frost at night
have been the usual record of each day.
There Is no denying the fact that this city
has the most delightful climate in the
northwest, and cannot be excelled anywhere |
on the continent
nuis nAiISuOh uiu pcuoiOuluR oOlulcTS |
who served in the Indian wars, reads as fol-
lows: THAT the same pensions and benefits
granted to the Mexican veterans by virtue |
of the provisions of the act of congress en-
Titled AN act granting pensions to the sol. !
diers and sailors of the Mexican war, and |
for other Purposes, and approved January |
20, 1887, be, and the same are hereby, ex-
tending to those who served thirty days or |
more in any Indian war since the year
1886"
Olympia Tribune: While the Texans
are talking about haYing statue of old |
Sam Houston placed in the capitol at WASH
ington, what are Washingtonians going to
do about statues for two of her distin.
guished sons. Last year the Walla Walla
Union-JourndL suggested Whitman and the
Tribune suggested Stevens. Let Walla
Walla and Olympia get together on the
subject and see what can be done In the
next legislature toward starting fund for
the statues of these noted men. Oregon
has her Baker already there, and out of the
magnificent marble found in the state could
be hewn figures of the pioneer missionary
and the pioneer Statesman and soldier of
our early days.