The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-02-20
From FridaY's Daily.

to-day.
Mr.. Geo. W. Lucas, of Wamic, is in the
city to-day
Mrs. G B. Durbln is visiting Miss jean
nette Williams in this city.
Seed potatoes and garden and grass seeds
at J. H. Cross feed store.
Some of our citizens have begun garden
ing, and are planting flowers and vege-
tables.
| A very pleasant shower of rain fell dur
ing the night. and the air teels baImy and
spring-like.
Mr.. II. Stoneman has received a large lot
| of boots and shoes, which will be soon
opened for sale.
Judge Davenport, of Mosier, is in the
city. He reports blowing in operation, and
| farmers putting in crops in his vicinity.
Mrs. N. J. Wingate, who has been spend.
| the winter months in San Francisco. Calf,
returned home on the noon train to-day.
Flowing is very general throughout the
county, and the ground is in better condi-
| ton than it has been for a number of years
| past.
From all portions of the county the pros
pects Tor crops were never better. the
fruit was never more promising than at
present.
Spring seems to have come-at least
look in the show window of Mrs. Phillips
| millinery store would indicate such from the
display of new hats and bonnets.
The empire OF the more precious metals
is in the west The annual report of Wells,
Fargo & Co for the year 1891, just received,
gives the product of the states and terri
tories west of the Missouri river as follows:
Silver. $50, Ga. .004; gold. S3l 975. 994; cop
per- $I3, 26l, $685. lead, Sl2 3S5 075. Total
output, Sis, 237, ,43l. Oregon produced
81, ,OO4, 900 of gold and SS4, 600 of silver.
Hon. John c. Leasure, of Pendleton, says
the Republicans have candidate for con-
gress to every l60 acres of land in Eastern
Oregon. He gives the names of some of
them as follows: G. A. Johns, j L. Rands
and R. 5. Anderson; Morrow county has
w. R. Ellis; Harney, j. B. Huntington;
Union, w. j. Snodgrass and j. W. Norval.
They are bobbing up because of the general
understanding that Eastern Oregon will get
the nomination.
Baker City Democrat: a letter received
by one of our citizens from Colonel T. A.
Hetherington, who is now in Chicago, states
that stamp mill has been purchased and is
en- route to be placed on the Sparta mining
property owned by the company represented
by Colonel Hetherington. 1t is also learned
that Mr.. G.. j. Smith, representative of
Detroit company owning a valuable mining
property at Sparta, has purchased mill
and it will be shipped here at an early day.
Messrs. 81. Stoneman and II. Fiege Will
open a complete boot and shoe store, next
to MIR. z. Fagan's tailoring establishment
on Second street, as soOD as the stock of
goods arrives. Some of the boots and shoes
were received this morning; but the bal
ance is en- route from the east These boots
and shoes will be the latest patterns, and
will be sold at the lowest prices. This is
establishment that has long been needed
in The Dalles, and should receive a liberal
patronage.
Throughout Eastern Oregon and Wash
Ington the prospect for an immense wool
clip this spring is most encouraging. The
season is SO far advanced that the assertion
may be made with almost unqualified posi-
tiveness that a better yield of wool was
never taken in sections than will be shorn
within few months. Not only is the quail
ity excellent, but the quantity will be large,
owing to the mild winter, which has occa-
stoned no loss among the focks, as well as
to the added number placed upon the
ranges.
Vancouver Register: One of our physi-
elans recently received the following letter
from country physician ~ Dear dock
hay pashunt who's phislcol snes shoes
that the windpipe was liberated of, and his
lungs hav7 dropped intoo his stulnlck. he
is unable TO swoler and / feer his stumick
tube is gon. l hav Civ hym evry thing
without effect. his father is welthy- Oner.
able and lnfuenshlal. he is an active mem.
,of h. Ia III. I
want to loose hym. what shall due. ans
buy returne male. yours in needle"
Misses Mamie Crook and Hannah Sand
with recently killed Lime deer without a
gun at English camp, says the Sal Juan
Islander. They saw. the deer swimming
across the bay, and Immediately gave chase
in rowboat. He had quarter OF mile
the start, but after long pull. they over
hauled and lassoed bun. He showed fight,
whernpon one of his fair capsors stabbed
him in the neck. As he grew weak from
the loss of blood they held his head under
water until he gave up the ghost. They |
then towed their venison ashore in proud
triumph. 1t took two strong men to carry
the carcass
Our attention was called this morning by |
Frank Roach to a tough gang of burglars
who had been arrested this morning. On
proceeding to the court house we found five
railroad men ON the inside of the corridor,
enjoying themselves as only knights of the
iron rail can. Two or more were locked |
up in the cells, and were doomed to be fed
on bread and water until the forfeit of the
treats for the crowd was put up. Consider
able fun was Indulged in until these prison |
ers.were liberated and attempted to practice |
their pranks on other persons.
Union Scout: The Union rod and gun |
club received twenty. one Bobwhites Sunday |
from Burnt river. They were brought |
down by E. F. Springer and were turued |
loose IN Swackhammer's field, east OF town.
1t is the intention of the club to procure |
about $50 more, which will be turned loose
in different sections of the country. The |
club will also import several pair of Mon
golian pheasants, and 1t is to be hoped they !
will do well and be protected until the law
expires which is about four years. At the |
end of that time they will probably be plen-
tIful throughout the valley.
Astorian: About four years ago there be-
gan .craze" for timber land that was at |
Its height in 1889. In that year everybody |
who could raise $4O0 and had endurance |
enough to travel for day to where the |
timber was SO as to be able to say they |
were on the legal subdivisions. went to Ore |
gon City or Vancouver and paid for l6O |
acres of timber land. The newspapers |
were full of timber land notices. Some of |
them made considerable money. The de-
cline came about two years ago. and the |
rush for timber land is now over, and it will |
take the government about six years to set. |
tie the legality of some of those entries.
Albany Democrat: Last night Judge |
Deadly granted an injnuction at Portland
restraining temporarily the sale of the Ore |
gon Pacific, which was to be completed on |
Saturday, the Goth INST. The position was
made by the New York bondhoIders. This |
shows that all the talk about there having |
been a compromise was i'll founded, and |
that there has been lots of talk on a sandy
foundation. Col. Hogg arrived in Corvallis |
last night, and the outcome will be watched |
with great interest. People generally are |
tired Of speculation founded on no informa.
ton at ALL and in the future will watch |
only for facts and pay little attention to |
rumors. There is general feeling, though, |
that the matter will be settled and the road
go ahead.