The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-02-11
From Thursdays Daily.

The weather has moderated; hut there
no chinook yet.
| The blockade Is opened, and after tod.
trains will be on time.
| Coasting was excellent last night, ar
was extensively patronized by old ar
young.
Prof. G. A. L. Eastman, the Photographic
was q passenger on the west-bound trai
to-day.
| A delegation of citizens left on the tral
to-day for Salem, where they will CAREFUL
watch legislation for Wasco county.
Almost half of Pendleton's saloons hav
closed their doors, owing to the counc
raising the license to S554 per annum.
A dispatch has heen received in the cit
that the committee on counties has reporte
fayorably on the Cascade division OF Wasct
The Umatilla house was crowded thl
morning with men, women and children
aDxiouslY awaiting transportation to Port
land.
| L. L. Cheney. of Kingsley, who was ad
| judged insane yesterday, was taken belo,
to-day in company with his father an
| Sheriff Ward.
On the train which left for Portland to
| day there were several who were en- rout
| to Salem who desired to watch Legislation
at the capital.
north fork of the John Day river in Gran
county, ard hunters are enjoying consider
able .port shooting them.
The public examination of teachers will
begin as so as the blockade is open and
Mr.. Shelley can attend. He Is at present
snowbound at Hood River.
We have been informed that a little
daughter of Mrs. Omeg. who lives in the
southern part of the city, died from an at.
tack of diphtherIa last night.
A rotary snow plow came down from
Umatilla this morning, and was lmmedi
ateiy sent down the road to open the block
ade between this city and Portland.
A freight train, consisting of eighteen
carloads Of cattle left Saltmarshe & Co.'S
stockyards after the passenger trains this
morning, bound tor Portland and Seattle.
There being indications of a thaw to-day
sleighlng was INDUCED in quite extensively.
II is rare occurrence to enj0v winter
sports in this latitude so late in February.
The passenger train from Portland ar
rived IN the city this evening about 6
o'clock. This is the first through connec
tion had with the metrop polls since Monday
night.
Judge M. L. Olmstead, of Baker City,
has been blockaded in the city for the past
two days, en- route to Salem. He was a
passenger on the train this morning that
started for Portland.
The snow in Crook county has not been
over three inches deep at any time, and
cattle have done we'll IN the vicinity of
Prineville. So far the coolest weather ex-
perienced has been zero.
A large band of cattle crossed the Colum.
bla river on the ice yesterday, and were
driven to the stockyards OF r E. Salt
marshe. One only fell through the ice into
the water and was drowned.
A horse recently purchased from a farmer
near Independence to be taken to the
inches high. He will out-top all others,
and can pick the tallest persimmon.
One train left The Dalles for Portland
this morning at l0:45 and another one at
ll:l5, both taking about 200 passengers.
The rotary arrived from Umatilla about 9
o'clock and preceded the tr aims down the
road.
Frank Fletcher. who has been on trial at
Pendfeton for the murder of Petrie, was
found guilty of murder in the second degree
Tuesday, and was sentenced by Judge Fee
to Imprisonment in the penitentIary for life.
He protested his innocence of the crime.
A party of young ladies and gentlemen
spent the hours pleasantly last evening by
taking sleigh ride around the streets of
the city. The sleighing was excellent and
The youthful representatives of man and
were happy. So mote it be.
A very interesting session OF the Union
whist club was held last evening at Frarer
,ity hail, and they were entertained by Mr.
md Mrs. r.. Glenn. Twenty-Five games
we're played, and Mrs. G. E. Bayard carried
,ff the first prize and Mrs. L. E Grove the
BOBBY.
1t is estimated that the land office at La
Grande will receive an average of nine huai
proofs per day for the next two months.
Tie office is crowded with work at present,
the occasion of the rush being the large
number of purchasers of Umatilla Indian
ands.
The Umatilla House wore an air of activity
this morning before the train started for
Portland, ana then it was almost deserted.
For two days nearly all these people have
oeen waiting for train to Portland, and
the announcement that the train would
cave about 10 o'clock created many expires.
,ions OF satisfaction.
We received pleasant call to-day from
Mr.. Robert Smith, of Grass Valley. He
reports the winter quite severe in Sherman
county, but veiy encouraging for farmers.
Cattle, although fed for several weeks, are
q very poor flesh and are showing the eff
ects of the cold weather. The thermome-
.er marked IL degrees below zero when he
eft last Friday.
Tne following item from the Chiettain il
ustrates the way the wind blew IN Joseph |
Turing the recent storm: During the storm
If last Wednesday portion of the roof OF |
J. W. Boner's barn was blown a distance |
# over 100 feet and struck the corner of his |
esidence. The flying timters made dis
lnct impression on the house, and were |
broken into kindllng wood. but no other |
iamage is reported.
Last Monday Deputy Sheriff Phirman left |
or Kansas on requisItion from the COVER. |
Tor of this state for the arrest of d. /. Ali- |
on for the crime of larceny by bailee. 1t |
GEMS that Allison last summer sold some |
wheat, the property of Mr.. Sharp on Three |
dile. Having received the money he left |
or the east, and was finally located IN Kan |
as. Procuring requisitlon from Governor |
'ennoyer, o deputy was sent to Kansas,
nd last night Sheriff Ward received tele-
ram from Mr.. Phirman from Wichita, |
lansas, stating that ne had arrested the
nan and would return on the first train.
TT..so ~. III
aughter was stolen last summer from her
ome near Summervllle, was in the cit, |
londay. He learned that family of gyp-
les were residing in the old Hungate house
ear the Union Pacific railroad track, and,
ecuring a search warrant. in company
nth Marshal Robinson and Constable Gus
ID, went to the house and instituted
earch, but the missing child was not fonnd
he gypsies, who are here, are supposed to
e portion OF the band who carried the
irl away with them. They, however,
lain that they have no connection with the
ther band, and disclaim any knowledge OF
he whereabouts of the child. ~
An old almanac for 1914 gives the followJ
~ as the rates of postage prevailing at that
ime: "For every single letter by land for
0 miles. cents; 60 miles, 10 cents; $50
liles, l23 cents; 300 miles, IL cents; 500
niles, 20 cents, and for more than 500
niles, 25 cents. No allowance to be made
DR. intermediate miles Every double letter
, to pay double the said rates; every triple
etter. triple; every packet weighing one
unce, at the rate OF four single letters each
unce. Every ship letter originally re
eiyed at an Office for delivery, 6 cents
iagazines and pamphlets, not over so
! les, cent per sheet; ov so miles aud