The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-06-25

BILE.
a The churches were well attended, vest,
of day, both during the morning and event
service.
4 Mrs, Naomi Fairfowl, of Portland, is
D. the city a guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Schenck.
|. The cottage residence of Mr. VIM. Mic
ell is rapidly approaching completion al
will occupy the site of the former dwelIn
Mr. Fred Wilson, student at John Ho
!. klns' university, Baltimore, Nd, is spen
ing the vacation with relatives IN the cit
@ The contest in the election to-day was
the offices of marshal and recorder, an
J.. there was considerable canvassing done fl
l these Offices
+. The celebrated U. P Sam sung his polit
cal impromptus to-day on streets, amuse
crowds of citizens and collected quite
number of nickels.
Mr.. l.. P. Ostlund expected several rela
tlves on the afternoon train. They com
from Dakota, aud will make their perma
nent home in this vicinity.
The edifice of the Congregational churc
promises to be the most artistic struotur
yet erected in the city. 1t is of NOR,
beautiful design than the orc destroyed il
the fire of September last.
The different polling places In this cit,
displayed the usual excitement to-day. Il
free countries, where the elective trauchis
ooeys the will of man as lightning does tht
Will OF God, this is an important event. Z.
Mr.. Victoriue Mespiie fell from a pianl
TINS morning in attempting to cross Mil
creek, and sustained fracture Of three rios
DR.. HOLSTER was called and attended to hi:
injuries, and he is resting easily.
Prlnevllle Netcs: An average of IA cents
per .pound tor all the wool that has left
CROOK county during the past few weeks is
good enough reason for the prosperity oi
our sheepmen. The price is but moderate
one, and when wool returns are all in, it is
hkely that higher average price will have
been received.
The 4th of July will be extensively cele-
brated this year. The Dales will give a
grand publication on that day; so wiil Cas-.
eade Locks, Hood River aud Dufur. Oer
natal day will receive proper recognition,
and the patriotism Of the people is very
commendable.
The wool received at Moody's warehouse
to-day Is from Crook county, and is in good
condition, although several days en- route
| a great portion of it is of the nnerino. quail
IT., winch has bacome intcrmxei to the
betterment Of the grade.
Two carloads of cattle and two of horses
were shipped from r. L S,itmarshe & Co.'S
Stockyards to-day to Trout.iale. Tnese
were taken from the range 10 this vicinity,
and demonstrate what our bunch-gras
lands will produce
The cases Of Jane Skottowe vs. the o. S.
l.. and U. N. Railway Co., and j. L Mu.-
len, administrator of the estate Ct Nicholas
okcttowe, deceased, on appeal to the sn
preme court have been affirmed. Judgment
In the former was awarded for $40, 900 and
In the latter for $780,.
In England the tariff duty on coffee is 4
cents pound; coffee comes free into the
United States. In England few people
drink coffee In America few people do
rot drink coffee at least once day. II the
United States had "a tariff for revenue
only" there would be duties on tea and
coffee.
From the Hood River Glacier we learn
there was small shooting affair at the Gas.
cade Locks last week. 1t originated over
the county road, or rather the road tax;
Mr.. Black, the road supervisor doing the
shooting No one was hit, except with a
rock, aud no damage was dono. The shooter
LETT bsfore the time for his trial.
From the 0reqonian Of yesterday we learn
that the Union Pacific steamer D. S. Baker
will resume business on the Upper Cllum-
bia between The Daiies and the Upper Cas-
cades August l. The boat was hauled out
IN the spring and given a thorough over
hauling and is now practically a new
steamer. The whaif boats and other prop.
critics have been repaired, and it is thought
that the enormous grain crop will he ham
died easily. The Regulator, OF The Dalles
City, Portland & Astoria line, will be
placed on the route, snd some rate.cut.ing
may be expected.
The car 'Oregon on Wheels" returned
home recently, arriving at Portland. This
car has been gone twenty nine weeks, WIS.,
tied twenty-four states and travelled ON
thirty different lines of railroad. and made
over l ,625 miles, and 250. 600 visitors have
passed through the car. About $50, 600
books and circulars were distributed, and
200, 900 bottles of sample wheat were given
away. No accident OF any kind happened
to the car, and at every city where they
visited the people were anxious to learn
more of this great and prosperous state.
There is not so much objection against
cows running at large, if they would be
allowed to run n>around streets and alleys un.
encumbered by bells. the tintinnabulations
or which are very annoying to those who
rest after hours of wearyiDg labor There
is an ordinance forbidding these members of
the bovine species roaming around: but it
may be by reason of the failure of crops in
this and Sherman counties some considera.
tion is gwen even COVE; but for the peace of
the community and the well-being of the |
race they should be denuded OF the bells. |
To the cultivated ear thev produce no sweet |
sounds. that would calm in the least per-
turbed feelings.
The adversities of a country editor can
not be appreciated without one profits by |
the lesson of experience. Here is some of |
the tribulations to which the editor of the |
Waitsburg Times has been subjected: Since |
our advent in the newspaper business we
have encountered many adversIties, some of |
them sorely trying; almost intolerable. We |
have had the misfortune on more than one |
occasion to have forms pied; have had our
roller melted by a careless devil; have had
our engine ''go Off On us; haYe had belts
to break and governors to fly off, and once
a SOW came along and bit off the end of our
roller Just after we had carefully washed it,
and while we were waiting for 1t to dry. |
The latest and the worst was the destruc-
tion of our copy by the mice after the paste
upon it.
Washington: One month ago the splendid
crop prospects of this country were serious
ly threatened by that abominrble pest, the
squirrel or gopher, but the farmers said no
and they meant 1t. Such buying of pow
der and shot and strychnine was never be-
fore known IN this country, and war was
1aAo in an nj
now report that they have the upper hand
of Mr.. Squirrel, and that he is not doing
much damage. It Is estimated that one
hundred pounds of strychnine have been
purchased for this purpose, at an average
price of Sl8 per pound, say $500. and that
200, 600 squirrels have been killed in this
county, and that each squirrel would have
and eaten one peck of wheat, or
81, 600 bushels, which, at fifty cents per
bushel, would make $4,000.
Although the recent floods IN the east
we're not up to the limit of past years In
iestructiveness, they may nevertheless be
considered as very expensive luxuries.
which is not given to exsggera-
.lon, estimated the total loss IN the Missis-
sippl valley this year at about $40, 600, 900.
The New Orleans and st. Louis estimates
,re higher, and including the losses which
Brddstreets did not consider the higher
figures, toward S45, ,000, 900. may not be ex-
aggerated.. Reducing these estimates one
ourth or even oneh half, and recognizing the
hanger that they may be repeated any sea.
son, the condition is serious enough to de-
rand that something be done by way of
At the present rate the
country will in four or five years pay as
much as 1t would cost to replant the whole