The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-02-25
ITEMS IN BRIEF
From SATURDAYS. Daily

Hon. Zera Snow, of Portland, was a pas
3 senger on the afternoon train.
Mr.. ]. II. Cradlebaugh, editor of th
Hood River Glacier, is IN the city.
: Mrs. j. McNulty and her daughter, Mis-
Marguerite, left on the afternoon train tt
day for their farm near Mosier.
The panel of petit jurors were discharge
yesterday at II O'Clock noon, with the ex
ceptlon OF 5. b. Adams, who was retained
The roads leading from Rockland are In ;
very bad condition and almost impossible
in places. There are several washout
which will require repairs.
The snow has left the hills on the nortf
side of the river; but the ground is IN sucl
a miry condition that 1t is dangerous fol
cattle or sheep to attempt TO procure feed.
last evening at Middleton's hall, Hood
River. The evening was spent very pleas
antly in the may dance, and the music was
excellent.
A vain effort was made this afternoon tt
ram, but it was not very unsuccessful. The
few tiny drops were hardly sufficient to be
considered molsture; but the cloudy state
of the atmosphere prevailed.
J. G. Hanson, having pleaded guilty to
burglary, was sentenced yesterday to two
years and half in the penitentiary. This
is the man who was arrested for breaking
into the store of Mays and Grove, some
time since.
The ice blockade has assumed fantastic
shapes in the river. Blocked some distance
below the city the foes have piled on top
of each other very grotesquely. The bridge
Is Il thing of the past, and an open river is
now fully realized.
| MIR. A. BuchIer returned Yesterday from
a short visit to Heppner. He says the snow
Is off the ground at Arlington and Heppner,
and the weather is very spring like. There
has been no appreciable loss of stock IN that
| community, and al branches of trade ap-
pear to be prosperous.
Tomorrow will be the twenty-ninth an.
niversarY of the institution of the order of
Knights of Pythias, and its growth has been
wonderful in the history of beneficiary and
fraternal organizations It now numbers
nearly 300, 600 members, and Its rituals are
printed in many different languages.
According to the annual record of train
accidents, published in the Railroad Gazette,
there were killed during 1892 on all the
roads in the United States, 672 persons, of
whom 1870 were employees. This number is
Is per cent, less than the number killed
during 1891. The number killed in 10
years is 604S.
The following were successful applicants
at the quarterly examination for teachers,
which closed last Saturday. First grade
o B. Conneily and j.. A. Haylock. Second
grade-Mrs. Katie Roach. Third grade
Grace Hill, Geo. L. BIggers. Mabel Riddell,
Eor1iI,a Rro.uD Ward na.sio
Allaway, Minnie Elton and Matte Cushing.
An unfortunate hobo was found wander
ing around the streets to-day, imploring
aims, and he found himself in the hands of
an officer and cared for. Frequently in
such disguise, the light fingered gentry,
who ''toil not, neither do they spln," wan
ders around the streets Of the city looking
for opportunities whereby they can replenish
their depleted purses.
The Dallss papers last week printed a
statement concerning the contributions
made by different localities at the time
of the fire, in which Hood River Is credited
with contribution of $40. Now, Hood
River is not desirous of advertising her
generosity, says the Glacier, but. at the
same time, does not like to be belittled
The fact is that Hood River gave, to our
know edge, Sl44, besides car load of wood
and a generous collection of clothing.
We are informed that the river at Crate
point is c'ear of ice, and there has been no
jam there during the winter. Opposite the
Umatiila House the ice is lodged and
blocked, and piled up to considerable height.
If this were loosenei the Columbia would
be free of Instructions TIE ferry boat and
Regulator are waiting for this to pass out to
be launched.
Glacier: The bill to create Cascade county
was killed Tuesday evening On a motion
mad by Representative Chandler to indefi
nItely postpone, so that Wasco county will
not be cut IN two--nst this year. 1t is not
necessary to discuss the causes that led to
the defeat OF the bill, or to waste any time
in vain regrets. A good fight was made
and lost and that ends it, as far as this at-
tempt is concerned. All we can do is to
accept the fact and bide our time. 1t may
be two years, 1t may be twenty. but sooner
or later the division will be made
The Niles Vinsou marble works of Walla
Walia, Wash, are perhaps the most extern
sive retail dealers IN marble and granite IN
The northwest. During March they will re-
ceive from the quarrles oil Vermont two car
loads of finished monuments for their spring
ward to arrive in May. From fifty to eighty |
finished monuments are kept constantly in
stock IN yards near the ULion Pacific depot,
where they have their own ground and
buildings. Their trade extends over East |
ern Oregon. Eastern Washington, Idaho
and Montana.
W. w. Union Journal: State Fruit H.
spector d. M. Jessee visited the fruit farm |
of DR.. N. G. BIalock Thursday afternoon
ard made a thorough examination of the |
extensive orchard located there. Mr.. Jes-
ee found that the frost had damaged the |
peach and cherry trees to great extent, |
and the prospects for crop is very discour |
aging The prune, apple and pear trees
have been injured to some extent, but not SO
bad as to materially iDjure the prospects for /
a fair crop. Mr.. Jessee reports that the
frosts have played havoc with all kinds of
fruit, and in the Snake river region there
will be no peaches at all.
Dr. r. s. Farnum, OF Detroit, says that
the prevalence of the dIphtherIa among the
school children OF that city, among whom
it has been making great ravages, Is due to
their using the same lead pencils, says an
exchange, The schools furnish the children
with pencils, and they are allowed to use no
others. The pencils are distributed to them
IL Lle OpGDlDg VI Luc sCSsiOu, anu SOA-
ected in the evening. Of course the chill
dren seldom have the same pencil on two
days. An average child using
4 lead pencil will put 1t into his mouth
hundred times day, and with the pencils
going thus from mouth to mouth day alter
lay, it is easy to see that great harm might
result in the way of spreading contagion.
Herald: A number OF Huntington peo-
pie went down to WhIskey rapids, on Snake
river, on Thursday to witness the last dis
charge of powder under the S29 600 appro
orIatlon now exper ded 10 the Improvement
If that stream. About 600 pounds of pow
Ter was used in the last blast, the explosion
IF which was watched with interest by the
visitors. Major Eas twick, in charge of the
,he work, has accomplished all be expected
le would with this first government appro-
lriation, but unless congress becomes truly
liberal IN aiding the work, it will be long
lime before the Snake river distractions are
Mr.. Hermann in congress, Is do
ng all in his power to get an increased ap-
,ropriation 1t Is an uphill piece of work,
,ut If that article will accomplish the result,
,ur representatives will bring it about.
From MONDAYS Daily.
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