The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-02-18
From Mondays Daily.

Hail to the chinook.
Circuit court convened to-day.
Misses Flora and Alice Mulligan are visit
ing friends in the city.
The free bridge across the Columbia will
remain intact for day or two.
Yesterday was a balmy spring-like day;
but the snow is too slushy for good sleigh
ing
The snow Is SO moist that snow.balling is
cruel sport. 1t Is well for the small boy to
remember this.
The thermometer ranges in the forties,
and the blockade of winter may be con-
sidered broken.
The ice gorge at the dalles was visited
yesterday by several of our citizens. 1t is
about three miles from the city, and is a
pleasant drive in sleigh.
At the cemetery yesterday two funeral
professions met, and one of the sleighs
tipped over in turning out to give room.
Fortunately no one was injured.
Poetry has been written on the beautiful
snow, on the grandeur of mountains, etc.,
and now it is IN order for some one to per-
petrate some verses on the glorious chinook.
A double cutter while being hauled
through the streets yesterday, parted In
two, and the occupants of the rear seat
turned a complete somersault into the snow.
The circuit court has attracted very many
| farmers to the city, and they all express
themselves satisfied with the abundance OF
snow that has fallen; but desire a breakup
now.
Mr.. r. Snodgrass, of Boyd, gave US a
pleasant call this afternoon. He says yes
terday heavy chinook blew on the hills
near his residence, and, consequently, they
are free of snow.
The free reading room in this city has en-
gagged the Boston Operatic Concert Co., to
give a concert at Wingates hall next Mon
day evening. The proceeds will go towards
replenlshing the library.
The following attorneys are attending the
circuit court: II. s. Wilson, A. S. Ben
| ett, B. s. Huntington, z. b. Dufur, j. b.
Condor, H.. 81. RIddell, Frank Menefee,
j. L. Story, w. 81. Wilson and Z Schultz.
MIR. j. C. Baldwin, of Tekoa. Wash, is
visiting his family IN the city. He says
the winter has been very severe in that por-
tiou of the northwest, and the thermometer
for several days has been at 25 degrees below
zero.
lG mas DeeH oukkSesCu Shoe SionS PN"N
be used to open the gorge at the rapids
above this city. Let 1t remain, for 1t is
something to amuse sight-seers, and the
chinook wind in day or so will effectually
remove it down the river.
Wasco Ne,cs: The man who wrote
"BeautifuI Snow" evidently lived in war
mer chime than this. We had the mIsfor-
tune to be caught in the last Union Pacific
blockade. and our thoughts on. the subject
were anything but beautiful.
Bob johnson, formerly editor of the Cor
valhs Times, the other evening, In address
ing the Legislative committee on counties,
said that if the proposed counties of Lin
coin and Blaine were created, Benton would
have nothing left but the court house and
cemetery.
The jute.b bag factory has passed the legis-
lature: but the appropriation for the plant
has been cut down from Sl60, 600 to $780,
600. and for the REVOLVING fund from $50, 600
to $40. 900, making total of S240.OOO 1t
will have to run the gauntlet of the gov
ernsr's veto yet.
The funeral of Rev. e. P. Roberts yester-
day from the Congregational church was
yery largely attended. Rev. w. G. Curtis
preached very appropriate discourse. and
this was listened to with marked attention.