The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-04-08
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From wedneaday,s Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The constant rain causes our people not q
be in the best of humor.
Judge Bennett returned yesterday even
ing from attending court at Heppner.
Judge Bradshaw returned on the evening
train from holding session OF court Al
Heppner.
Other cities have begun cleaning trash
in alleys and by-ways, and The Dale:
should not lag behind.
The county clerk granted marriage
license yesterday to j. II. Nlckelsen and
Amelia Ellen Blowers.
Mr.. Marsh Sylvester, who resides at
Damascus, Clackamas county, is in the city
visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. Carrie Brookway, of Grand Forks,
Dakota, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J.. q. Hardy, In this city.
District Attorney Wilson was passen-
ger on the train from Heppner Yesterday
He has been attending the term of court
held there.
The Columbia Is encroaching on its banks.
and the recent rains have added to the vola
ume of water. This is the first rise, and
the great freshet will take place in June.
The fellow Richardson, who was supposed
to be hero in saving the Southern Pacific
train from destruction, has been arrested for
removing the rail, and the evidence will
very likely prove him guilty.
Mr.. J. M. Shively, one of the oldest resii
dents of Astoria, died yesterday at the
advanced age of SO years. He crossed the
plains in lS43, and settled on his claim on
the original townsite of Astoria in 1874.
Tod in tba
city on the afternoon train While in
The Dalles he will make the necessary
arrangements for holding the examlna
tion of the applicants for cadetships 10
West Point aud Annapolis.
Mr.. Balfe Johnson, operator at the West
ern Union Telegraph office, has a clothes
wringer which be uses for a copying press,
and the work done is very good. He
showed sample of the copying. and it was
clear and distinct in every particular.
The Umatilla House register yesterday
showed names from Massachusetts, Mary
land, Nevada, Illinois, Missouri, Michi-
gan, Washington, Wisconsin, Maine,
Nevada and Kew York. This shows the
popularity OF this hotel, when trayelers
from many states are represented in sin
gle days register.
There are branches cut from trees
troubled by the San Jose scale thrown be-
side of walks and not destroyed. Such
pruning does no good in destroying this
insect pest, and the limbs should be
burned. 1t the horticultural society of
the state has an agent in this city we
hope he will attend to his matter.
In conversation with Mr.. Emile Schanno
this morning he showed US letters from
different parts of California, and from the
Sor Inaa lIewr ,k,,x.L s.. o&oI
that fruit trees have been rid of the scale by
application of an effective spray, the formula
for several of which were given. This may
be accomplished if proper efforts are made
in this vicinity. VI
II The Scio Press tells the following: Fred |
Reis of Albany has watch which should be |
on exhibition at the worlds fair as an in |
teresting article in Oregon's EXHIBIT. 1t is |
of solid gold and has two dials; one indi. |
Gates eastern time and the other western |
time. 1t was one OF the first stop watches |
ever made, and has been carried and has run |
without intermlssion for over 1926 years and
is good time keeper now, though the cases
are worn nearly as thin as paper.
Soon after midnight last night an acci-
dent occurred on the Portland and Van
couver motor line, In which Engineer
Hans was seriously if not fatally injured.
The locomotive jumped the track at the
intersection of Union avenue and East
Couch street, and the engineer was held
to the ground by its immense weight. 1t
was some time before he was extrlcated,
and his legs we're bruised and scalded by
escaping steam, and it is feared he is in
jured internally. The fireman and con-
ductcr escaped unhurt.
On the fair grounds there are several
horses in training for the seasons races
Mr. Nj. E. Welch has Anita, Comet and
Helen F,-trotters; A. M. Allen Sorreta,
NehaleIn, Hot.Stuff and Rockland Boy
runners; and 7. j. Strickland Mamie S.,
Ruby, Tommy and Grover Cleveland. The
first races will be run at Heppner in May,
then the contest will be transferred to In
dependence. Vancouver, Wash, Portland
and Salem. All the horses at the stables on
the far grounds are iu excellent condition,
and Mr.. WEIGH expects.a good report from
them in races this summer.
Fossil Journal: Mayor Hoover to-day
surveyed ditch from the flour mill to
his residence. The waters Of Butte Creek
will this summer, by means of this and
the old bitches, irrigate almost every gar
den in town. The new ditch will run
past the store of Steiwer. Carpenter & Co.,
who intend to plant number of shade
trees this spring, which with the help of
a constant stream of water will ere many
years elapse equal the fine shade trees
destroyed by the fire last year. The new
ditch will feed the trees of Chas. Millet,
B. Gafney, Thos. Watson and T. B.N
Hoover. W
The only remaining building in old
Cello was destroyed by fire on March |
18th. 1t was unoccupied, and the even
ing before tramp was seen vending his
way in thatdirection carrying bed quilt
The next morning the fire was discovered,
and it is supposed the hobo dropped a
lighted match and started the flames just
before leaying. During the time when
Cello was in Its glory, the house was
known as the Erskine hotel This was
the last remaining landmark of the lively
times which were experienced during the
mining excltements of Blackfoot, Owy-
bee and Salmon river.
Concerning the recent Smith Cove trag-
edy in Portland the Sunday Welcome says:
"No doubt the reporters of the daily
newspapers intended no injury to the |
feelings or reputation OF Mrs. Charles Il
Cove, when they wrote the accounts of
the dreadful tragedy for publication in
their journals. The lady being absent
from the city could not be seen, and the
press representatives were necessarily
GOu upCllCu W OhoC tucll iCpOItS Ou Tie
information and material at hand. How
ever, unconsciously, the gentlemen did
great injustice 10 one of the noblest and
purest ladies in the state-one known tar
and near for her strength and purity of
character and brilliant attalnments."
Mr.. James Thomas IN attempting to cross
Mill creek yesterday evening on log fell II
into the water, and was washed down the
stream a considerable distance, in one place .
being carried over rapids which have fall of
several feet Mr.. E. Crate, Sr., and another
man saw the accident and ran to the res.
cue. When taken ont Mr. Thomas was
still live man, but could not have remained
in the water but very short time longer
without suffering fatal consequences. The
creek, in summer fordable almost any place,
is now a raging torrent, and has very .
rapid current. The gentleman is an old I,
soldier, having enlisted IN 1868, and having
been stationed at the garrison near this city :
for many years. He has passed the half ;;
century mark in the journey of life, but is
still hale and hearty.
II. E. Hayes, state lecturer for the grange,
says the Salem Statesman, arrived home
last night and reports general revival of :
grange interests throughout the state. Dur !
ing the past few days new oranges have
been organized at Damas, Springwater and :
Highland, in Clackamas. and at Buel's .
chapel, in Polk county. The organization !