The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-05-27
From Mondays Daily.

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From Mondays Daily.
Miss Mary Snipes retorued IRON short
visit to Portland yesteriay,
The case OF State vs A,ilson was set for
trial tomorrow morning at o o'clock.
Hon. Zera Snow, of Port;aud, arrived III
the city on the afternoon train to. day.
Mrs. j. S. Schenck returned Yesterday
from a short visst to relatives and friends in
Portland.
Mr.. John NJ. Davis. fockmaster who
resides in the vicinity of Sherar's Bridge is
in the city.
Mr.. Geo. Peterson. native Of Germany
was to-day granted full citizenship papers
by the county clerk.
Mr.. c. G. Roberts, OF Hood River, was in
town to-day. He took the Afternoon Il ain
for points farther east.
Messrs. E. ]. Jones and J. c. L esch.
hutz. of Portland, spent few hours with
friends in this city yesterday.
Mr. Geo, Herbert aud Mr. i. II Jackson
are court balifs during the term, and MIR.
J. W. Blakeney bailiff of the grand jury.
The acreage planted in grain in the Vi
cinity of Dufur Ia much l.rger than for
many years past, and there will be large
| quantity of wheat exported.
Sheriff Ward left for Salem this morning
with the colored boy, jimmie Patton, who
was committed to the reform school last
Saturday by Judge BlakeleY.
DR.. Doane and MIR. I. A. Ward returned
Saturday night from attending the grand
dodge OF Odd Eel ows at Eugene. They re.
I port very interesting and entertaining
session.
George Morey, who killed Gus Barry
some time since, was sentenced to be hanged
July l4th by Judge Munly Saturday morn
ing in Portland, the prisoners motion for
new trial not being granted.
In many places near Fifteen Mile fall
sown grain was killed by worms, and was
resown this sprl G. Mr. Sigman says thae
about three fourths of fall grain in that
neIghborhood was replanted.
Seventy fox skins were purchased this
morning from party residing south of
Prineville. Among these were two silver
gray furs, which are very valuable in the
market. A very fair price was paid for the
lot
The grand jury was impanelled this morn-
ing, and, after being charged by the court
retired They consist of q. e. BaYard,
foreman; j. E. Barnett, G. W. Magill, w.
II. Taylor, John Gates, P. NessoD and
Henry Simons.
The friends of Miss Maggie Roberts, who
is pleasantly remembered here, are pleased
to learn that she was one Of the fortunate
eleven out of thirty-nine candidates who
passed the teachers examination at Pendle-
ton week ago.
Mr. 4 nohorfu old and raanaofad oYt.
izen of The Dalles, will be candidate for
city recorder at the approaching municipal
election. He is competent and deserving
and, if elected, would Gil the position with
satisfaction to all.
Mr. Frank Mcfarland and family, who
haye been spending the winter in Southern
California, stopped off here, says the Hood
River Glacier, Wednesday to visit Mrs. Nc
Farland's parents Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Pot
ter. and went on to their home, Heppner,
Thursday.
The RevieU gives an account of new
process for working the beds of rivers; that
F. Bradford, practical mining man, is pre-
pairing to put his process in practice at ket-
tie Falls aud other Columbia river points.
He proposes to lift the gravel and sand by
pumps into scows and work it by the steam
power that elevates it.
The new clothing and equipments for the
o. N G. will soon be made ready for use.
he contract for making the uniforms has
not been let, but among the bidders are Ore
gon firms, and it is possible that the guard
will wear uniforms made by Oregon tailors
of cloth woven by Oregon Mills from wool
grown upon Oregon sheep.
Circuit court convened in this city this
morning, Judge Bradshaw presiding, Clerk
Crossen and Sheriff Ward in attendance.
The following attorneys are present: A. s.
Bennett ]. L. Story, W. Fl Wilson, A. s
Wilson, j. W. Condor, j. B Condor. B s
Huntington. E B. Dufur, Frank Menefee,
E. Schultz and H. 81. Riddell.
Mr.. w. M. HIlleary, secretary of the
state grange, gave US call this afternoon.
The Doth annual session OF the state grange
will convene in this city to morrow morn
ing, the session beginning at 10 o'clock. 1t
has not been determined where the meetings
will be held. Judge R. P Boise is the
master. and Is expected to arrive oD the
midnight train.
The weather has been stormy to-day,
with light falls of ram, and the river has
been on a standstlll. There are hopes en-
tertained that we will escape a flood in
June, and that the present rise will be the |
only one this year. This is problematical,
and if other seas ms can be relied. on as pre-
cedents for the present one, there will likely |
be very high wat In June.
Hood River Glacier: DR.. Brosius was
called to Mosier Saturday to attend A |
Watt. who had bad cut in his leg caused |
by treacherous adj. He was dressing up |
some timbers when the adz glanced, cut |
through the calf of his leg just grazing the |
bone, and making a wound four inches in |
depth. He came near bleeding to death, |
but will be all right in the course of a few |
weeks.
Mrs. Narcissa White Kinney. wife of NJ.
j. Kinney, a salmon Gamer, living IN As
toria, has been solicited to deliver an adj
dress in the woman's building Of the worlds
fair, her name having been placed on the