The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-05-20

} The river now completely covers th
beach, and the wood and lumber usual
piled there have been removed to hIghe
ground.
: Father Bronsgeest returned this mornin
: from a mission in different towns in thi
. county, in each of which he has held ser
vices.
The Columbia raised about foot las
night and has been increasing in volume al
day. 1t is now over "a feet above lov
water mark.
The East End Hose Co. had a drill las
evening. There was full attendance o
members, and the force of water in the fir,
plugs was found to be sufficient for any
emergency.
Mr.. Andrew Keller, In his confectionery
on Second street, has placed in position &
very elegant soda fountain, and is now pre-
pared to furnish drinks with any of the
popular fiavors.
At the rate the river has been rising fears
are entertained that it will reach the mark
of June, 1876, the highest ever reached by
the Colur bia within the memory of the
Oldest iphabitant.
Very many of the parents and friends of
the pupils attended the exercises this after
noon at the public schools The programme
was very complete, and the boys and girls
acquitted themselves with credit.
Mr.. J. Schroe1er, of San Francisco,
| dropped IN on his son-in-law and daughter,
| Mr. and Mrs. A. Genres, of this city, on
the arrival of the afternoon train. He was
| unannounced, and his visit was an agreeable
surprise.
| A party of old pioneers propose to make
the trip from Puyallup to Chicago on Hat
| car, which they will fit up with cabin for
kitchen and for use on rainy days. They
will be gone eighty days. thirty of which
| will be spent in Chicago.
A Baker City gentleman is contemplating
| a trip to the worlds fair TN bicycle. It.
is his intention to start soon and reach Chi
cago June lst Some of the business men
OF Baker intend to supply him with adver-
tising matter t. distribute on the way, thus
spreading the fame of that city through the
central states.
Tom Str1cklin was arrested day under
the city ordinance for disorderly conduct
! and using abusive language on the streets.
This occurred Wednesday evening, and the
defendant pleaded not guilty. h corder
Menefee placed the trial for this afternoon,
but on account OF not beng able 70 procure
the attendance of some witnesses it was
The government snag boat Corvallis,
working between Harrisburg and Eugene,
has been laid up tor repairs. She caught
her snag pulling gear on ferry cable near
E gene The heavy frames falling on the
cabins demolished them. 1t will only de-
in the work few days. 1t is to be hoped
that the Corvallis will have no more acci-
dents and will be able to complete her good
work.
1t is reported that Cox & Minors cattle
in the John Day country are dying quite
rapidly from an unknown disease. says the
East Oregonian. Walker Allen, whose
ranch is at head of Butter creek, has lost
six head out of band of l65 from the
same aIlment Mr.. Allen lately returned to
Pendletou from his ranch, where he Is con-
structing substantial residence, which,
with other buildings, will cost about $1,000.
A trial of road machines at Corvallis the
other dav resulted in the purchase, at a
cost of 5000, of two of the machines by the
county court, for use on the public roads of
Benton county. They are to be paid for
out of the fund distributed hy the last legls
lature among the counties of the state, of
which Benton County s share is about 5000
In one trial quartsr of mile OF road
thsty feet wide was made by three men
aud eight horses in a trihe less than five
hours,
The following officers for the ensuing
year were elected by the grand lodge of
Odd Fellows in session at Eugene: Grand
master, w T Williams. of Salem; deputy
grand MASTER j 7 Stewart, of Portland;
grand warden, L G Parker, of Dallas; grand
secretary, A N Gamble, of Portland; grand
treasurer, John G Wright, OF Salem; grand
n of Tba nal
trustees of the Orphans Home, A N Gam
ble F E Harvey aud Mrs E L Crozier, all
of Portland.
The new officers of the Rebeccas of Ore
gon are: Mrs. E. A Nichols, president;
Mrs. w. j. Plymale, vice PRESIDENT; Mrs.
Winnie Graham, secretary; Mrs. Linda
Salman, treasurer; Mrs. Martha Parker,
warden; Mrs j. K. Weatherford. con-
ductor; Mrs. Sarah o. Barnes, R. S. P;
Mrs. NJ. E. Phillips. l.. S P; Mrs. Francis
Luy, r s. V. P Mrs. Lizzie Taylor, L S
v P; Mrs Julia M. Dennis, 1. e.; Mrs
Vina Letson, o. c.; Mrs. Marietta Robiu-
son, chaplain.
East Oregonian: The Dalles Chronicle has
a man on It's staff who writes like this:
''The magic of night touched with poetic
fancy the timbers of the long trestle, and
the PERCEPTIONS banks of the silvery sheet of
water, while over its surface was carried the
mellow harmonies of the queen of lnstru-
ments, Influencing the mind to feelings more
sacred, and insensIbie inducing, etc !"
Sooner that fellow Is given bath OF cold
tar better it will be for him. just think of
the ''magic of night" looling around "long
trestle."
Justice DAVIS had trial this afternoon of
some boys Oh Eight Mile who were arrested
for assault and battery. 1t seems that sew.
eral youngsters IN the neighborhood got
into quarrel, and the mother of one OF
them took the ptrt of her boy in the fight
In the melee one of the boys struck the
lady, and this is the cause Of the arrest
We understand that the boys engaged in
the fght were about l3 years of age. There
was Jury impanelled in this case, and up
to the time OF going to press we had not
ascertained the result.
Notwithstanding the fact that the coun-
try Is rapidly filing up with settlers, Yet |
the skuiking, prowling, predatory coyote |
wolf does not seem to decrease in number, |
says the Telegram. On the contrary, the |
appear to be increasing, judging |
from reports received from different parts OF |
the state. A Salem paper mentions the |
fact that farmer living down on Butte |
creek In Marion county few days ago |
killed five old coyotes. He brought the |
scalps to Salem. and drew warrant for $25. |
On the following day another man came in |
with four scalps, and drew down $50 Under |
the law, SIS is allowed for each scalp
La Grande Chronicle: Don Lanman, a |
shipping clerk for the Grande Ronde Lum- |
ber Company, and J. Moore attempted last |
Friday to go with boat from Perry to |
Elg,n. They proceeded very smoothly for |
a couple of miles below Orc Dell, when |
their craft struck whirlpool and was up. |
set. With considerable difficulty the navi- |
gavors reached the shore, but the trunk |
containing their extra clothing was not re- |
covered until its coutents were pretty thor |
oughly soaked. When the boat was seen |
floating down the river bottom side up |
little furry of excitement was caused by |
the supposirlon that the occupants had met |
a watery grave.
The steamer Aice Blanchard, says the |
Oregonian, under arrest at Yaquina bay, |
was released Tuesday upon order of Judge |
Be1linger. 1t will remembered that the |
steamer was recently hbeled for $1,000 by !
the Oregon Pacific for salvage, claimed for |
helping her off the shore of the bay oppo-
site Newport Subsequently two fishermen,
Carlson and Andrea, libeled her for Sl0,0 600.
for having gone aboard of her while she was
beating about the bar and plotting her safely
in. The defendants appeared in court Tues
day and gave bonds in the sum of $50, 600,
with d. f. Sherman, W. G., Heller and E.
B. Mcfarland. She was accordingly re-
leased by telegraph. The trial is set for
June 9Th, but the matter is likely to be set
lod Of ,rf orYnnc or