The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-01-21
From Tuesdays Daily.
There will be plenty of ice this season.

From Tuesdays Daily.
There will be plenty of ice this season.
The mercury registered Is degrees
above zero this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buckley, of Sherar,s
bridge, are In The city.
Mrs. M. C. Nye, of Prineville, is regis
tered at the Umatilla house.
Mr.. NJ. King, the sheep king of Sher-
man county, was in the city yesterday.
Mr. w. s Cram. of Portland. was pas.
senger to this city on the midnight train.
Mr. n. J. CHM, of Moro, the leading
hardware merchant of Sherman county,
is in town today
Mr.. F. NJ. Bixby, of the Observer, who
has been in the city for the past two or
three days, returned TO his home at Moro
today.
Ice is forming on the river, aud IL the
W ather keeps cool for two or three DAYS
there will be excellent skating adjoining
the city.
Mr.. 3, L. Thurman cleaned his pond Of
snow, and this afternooh skating was en-
JOY ed by the participants paying 10 cents
admission.
Mrs. j. Mcpherson, the principal owner
of the townsiie of Waso0, is IN the city rs
witness in land matters before the u. s.
land Office.
One solitary hobo was jailed this afier-
noon Tor begging This is the second IN
habItant the jail has had since The first
fall of snow.
Heck Wheeler, the m4n who killed Ell.
munds in Crook couatJ 'ew days ago. has
been held to answer tue rrIms OF murder in
the first degree.
Mr.. 5. A. Murchlc, y member of the
firm of Bright u Murchie, the leading
law firm OF Sherman county, il registered
al the Umatilla House Els
The scene of the most activity these
days is around the beach where the Ren
L0tor is undergoing repa rs. There Is
large force of mechanics at work, and the
boat Is being thoroughly overhauled
Senator Dolph has introduced bill for
the reliet of the Blalock WLeatgrowing
company, and this has been referred TO
the committee ON public lands and will
probably be reported favorably soon.
Antelope Herald. Queer as it may seem
GERS found that the man was dead in the
recent tragedy at Willow Creek and no
further disturbance was liable 10 OCCUR, they
all returned to the hall aod resumed dane.
ing. apparently with renewed vigor until a
late hour. N 44
The masquerade bal Of jackson En-
gine 20. No. l, Of this city. will take
place Feb. 9Th, and tickets are on sale al
Ill IL Asxa ".
expect TO see liberage patronage of this
entertainment: by our citizens, rs this fire
company has heretofore done noble work
in saving property from the destruction
of the flames.
The following officers were installed
for Columbia Lodge, No. Q, l o o +, for
the ensuing quarter at the last regular
meetings: L w Trout, N a.; @ Phirman,
VG; II Clough, sec; H q Nielsen, treas;
o ID Doane, a.; 7 A Ward, W; X 9 Clos
ter. g; SD Adams, ISM G; q Klein,
L s N q; Henry Bills, RSVG; Henry
Fiege, l. V q; Geo Ruch, X SIS; e
Klindt, L 8 8.
Coasting was excellent amusement last
night; but the air was too severe for per-
sons of mature years 10 suffer all the in
OF cold hands and feet to
enjoy sliding down hill. or course there
is an environment connected with sleigh
riding which makes 1t always delightful;
but this period in human existence does
not last always, and when 1t passes away
its remembrance msy cause smile Ia
the evening of life. f
Mr.. L. Payette, the blacksmith, has a
difficult piece of welling 10 do at the Reg
xLator yard. There Is an iron band of
dimensions that goes the
full length of the keel that has 10 be
Joined by intense heat, and il is impossi-
sle to put this inside forge which Is not
"a posed 10 the air. II any person Is
equal to this emergency Mr.. Payette Is
he man, aud he will undoubtedly accom- /,
,lish the task. He was hiring number
If helpers yesterday TO aid him In hand
ing this bulky piece of iron.
Mr.. d. G. HerriD. the photograph artist
# this city. has received an urgent invita-
.ion from Hon. Clarence K. Young, assist
INT secretary, Worlds Congress Auxiliary,
% attend the Worlds Congresses in the
department. Of art, TO convene In ChcagU
Turing the week commencing Monday. July
list, 1893. This 10 quite . compliment TO
The Dalles, and speaks In unmlstakable
erms OF the estimation in which Mr..
derrin is held as an artist. There will no
loubt be artists present from all portions Of
he globe and many who have been famous
II over the world by their pencil and brush.
Representative Wilson, of Washington,
las received an order from the commits
ioner of the general land Office for the
ISSUANCE of patents for the lands Of the
Northern Pacific, commencing at the
EASTERN line of Washington and continu-
ng through to the end of the road, for all
Id sections within the grant. Montana
md Idaho have been lett out for the pres
mt, owing 70 the fact that the lands OF the
western states have been more generally
old than the others, and owners are ask
ny for patents.
We have received from Hon W. W.
,teiwer copy of g bill introduced by
lin for Ihe protection of stock-raisers,
md making 1t unlawful for any person to
ell any slaughtered bovine animal to the
Keeper of anv butcher shop or meat
market without having and exhibiting
o such keeper the hide containing the
rand or other marks upon the hide Of
uch animal" The bill aims IN protecl
lock. owners from having their cattle
tolen, and then butchered 70 destroy the
vidences OF the larceny. It's provisions
re very complete, and We hope 1t will
'ecome law.
In this great and glorious northwest
hipgs always happen on large scale.
,now falls less frequently than IN the
ast; but when II comes IL is with
mighty, rushing sound" and, although
here are no cyclones, occasionally the
vind blows furiOuslY. The following
rom the Long Creek Ed9le is an illustra-
ION of "zephyrs" IN the northwest: "Talk
bout heavy wind slormsi Why, the last
ind storm which visited Wagner dis
cunts anything In that line ever known
n GRAFT county, at least, the experience
which befel Q steer belonging 70 John
collins is decidedly out Of the usual run
f things. When ar. Collins went out to
eed his stock the NEXT morning alter the
Wind storm, behold there stood the steer
N top of hay stack. Now, II the wind
Ind not blow him up there, how did he
ret there9 It's u question Mr.. Q. Is un-
'ble 70 answer. but he is Of the opinion
hat the force Of the wind carried him up
he side Of the stack and landed him
afely on top"