The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-03-18
From ThursdaY's Daily.

MIR. a. j. Fisher, of Portland, has bee
in the city for the past two days.
Mrs. 81. Heppner and daughter. Mrs
James Blakeney, returned yesterday from
short visit at Albina.
The west.bound train, No. l, due n thi
city at 3:l0 in the morning, has been aban
doned for the present.
River traffic IS quite lively these days
and the Regulator has good passenger list
each trip and csrries considerable freight.
MIR. Koontz, the assessor elected las
June, has been inducted into the office, anc
will make the annual ell upon QUE property
owners next week.
Yesterday was the last day OF the open
season for duck shooting, and these birds
cannot legally furnish targets in their native
haunts for marksmen after that date.
Mr.. T. A Hudson and G. P. Morgan re.
turned from Arlington Yesterday, where
they have been since Tuesday taking testi.
mony in a contested land case before U. s.
commissioner A. A. Jayne.
Hon. Seymour Condor, prosecuting at
torney of the fourth judicial district, was in
the city Yesterday. Mr.. Condor spent his
early boyhood days in The Dalles, and will
The funeral of Mr.. Max Mayer was largely
attended this afternoon by members of
Temple Lodge, No. 8, A. y. o. W. and
friends OF the family. The remains were
buried in this Odd Fellows cemetery.
Bro. Ireland blooms out very encourag-
ingly as the Democratic editor of the Sun
We are inclined to the opinion that he has
made mistake in being affiliated with the
Republican party during the long years OF
an eveDtful life.
HIN. o. P. Hubbard, the Indian depreda.
tion claim agent, will not finish taxi
ing testimony until to morrow evening"
These depreciation will aggregate over $780,
900, and there is probability that they will
be paid during the next year.
The youngest son of Mr.. Gabriel Deckert,
who lives on Ten Mile, aged about one year,
was buried in the Catholic cemetery in thus
city to-day. A large concourse of the
friends and neighbors of the family followed
the remains to their last resting place.
In little while the citizens of The
motest corner of the county by means of
the telephone line. Two companies have
been granted the franchise to use the county
roads for the purpose of putting the poles
in position for the wires.
Yesterday was the last day allowed by
law for school clerks to report to the county
or forfeit their funds for
the cunning year. Eight districts SO far
have failed to respond. The county super
intendent is liable to a fine OF 500 if his
report is not on time to the state superin-
tendent, end this cannot be made till all
= fha disfr icts hay fod IN
Heppner Gazette: A man 20 years of age,
giving the name of Ash, tried the blk act
out on Eight Mile last week. He was stop
ping at Nathaniel Williams, and pretended
to be looking for cattle. He borrowed a
watch and saddle at Heppner, and later
$40 ON Mr. Williams. The parties be-
Came suspicious OF Ash. and he was over
taken at Condor where be MAZE restitution
by giving back everything He was allowed
to pursne his way without further lnterfer
snce. He has very good horse which at
ast accounts he was riding bareback and is
quite smooth old man. Better look out
ior him.
The burglary of the residence of Hon.
Lark Bilyeu, of Eugene. one OF the leading
lawyers and Democratic politicians of Ore
3ou, is once again an exempitication of the
JIQ saw l0aG IL makes O6clOeQ Qluerence
whose OK is sored. Last Thursday Mr.. Bill
ven d Tended man named Bucknum, who
was being tried or stealing watch, apd
ecured his acquittal. In the course of his
appeal to the jury, he declared it
was no crime, anyway, to steal watch.
That same night his house was entered by a
burglar, and among the thugs stolen was
Mr. Bilyeu's valuable gold watch. The
next man who employs Mr.. BIlyeu to defend
aim for larceny would better look out.
Ochoeo Reuiew: Last week representa-
tive of the Reuieio circulated petition ask.
ng the postal department to reduce the
schedule time on the mail line between this
place and The Dalles from thirty.eight to |
thirty hours. The petition was signed by
all the business men of Prineviile, which Is
abundant evidence that the peope here are
desirous of the change. The request Is by
no means an unreasonable one, and it is only |
just that the department grant it. Under
the present schedule the mail carriers are
allowed 38 hours in which to deliver the
nail from The Dalles to Prineville, which |
brings the mail here at late hour at night,
and causes mnca inconvenience to business
We're the schedule changed to 30 hours, our
nail would arrive at noop, making it posi-. |
Die for the citizens to get their papers and |
etters the day they arrive, and would
'tord business men an opportunity to
answer their cor, espondence and fill orders |
hat are sent IN by mail.