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

From fridays Daily.
The number of 6llls passed by the legisla.
ture were 203
Mr. J. Fl Fraser and wife are visiting
relatives and friends IN the city.
Mr.. R. E. Saltmarshe. who has been
confned to his room by illness for sew
eral days past, is convalescing-
Free for all. One enlarged picture
free with every dozen cabinet photos
at Herrln's gallery over the postoffice.
Mr. II. Gerson, formerly leading
merchant at this city. but in recent years
doing business IN Portland, Is in The
Dalles.
! The flour mill and distiIlery at Grant
are now running on full time, and the toot
of the steam whistles is welcome sounds
to the residents,
The police and justice courts have
been very quiet to-day, and their honors.
the justice aud recorder, have mused
themselves in the best manner po ssIble.
Mr.. w. R. Abrams, the Banker of Ellens-
burgh, Wash, Is in the city. Mr.. Abrams
was formerly resident of The Dalles, hav-
ing lived here for many years until he
moved to Washington.
The editor of the Grant Dispatch is
talking about gardening already. We
expect to hear of him advertising for
Co k soon to prepare his garden truck"
| for the table.
There is man residing at Dot in
| Klickitat county, Wash who subscribes
and pays for eight papers. When he
dies there will be long obituary notice
publish ed of him.
GIof,u Qipupit is uif mboc bu ifssjto
hommfsz Translated into the English
language means if you want strictly first
class photos you will haze to go to Her
rim gallery over the postoilice.
From our exchanges we learn that pro
tracted religious meetings are being held
at different points in the northwest, and
they are producing good effects. There
will be less deiln quent subscribers here
after.
Moro Observer: ". Ii Harris sold forty
head of beet cattle to Kelly brothers, of
The DaIles, last Friday, the average price
paid being $50 per head. The cattle were
from three to seyen years old and were IN
good coudition.
DUCK dIuS VI MI II. H. Dditudi SuC "
Co. are still busy shipping cattle to the
Portland and Sound markets. This Is an
every day occurrence. and, if not noticed
IN our local columns, may be considered
as matter OF general repute.
The Regulator started on regular time this
morning, and expected no obstacles In the
shape OF Ice foes. A chinook wind blew
yesterday. and this has had the effect to
loosen the ice ia the river, and the current
being very rapid will soon float loose cakes
downward
The jury disagreed in the case of Tom
Kilasey. who was indicted by the state of
Washington for robbing the Roslyn bank,
five being for acquitlal aud seven for con-
viction. Another trial will probably result
in his discharge. Cal. Hale will also have
a new trial.
Hon. E. N. Chandler returned last even
ing from the reception and drill given by
the first regiment, o. N. g., in Portland
yesterday, to the members of the legIsla-
ture He says they were entertained IN a
royal manner, and the drill was something
tn It would delight any military man to wit.
ness.
State Fru Inspector Jessee reports that
with the coming of spring the fruit pests
manifest signs OF life, says the w, w. Jour
naL He denies the report that they have
been destroyed with the fruit by the cold
weather, and warns the trchardIsts to be IN
readiness to wage an effective war against
the terrible destructive pests.
Transcript: A lady over at Hillsboro has
recently sold brood of 400 chickens, raised
by her the past year for 5000. This does
not take into account the eggs sold, which
would doubtless liquidate all expenses.
Well bet our old pocket knife against
nickel that the lady's husband didn't make
.as much clear coin off of his S0-acre wheat
field last year.
The Chelan Eagle estimates that there are
thirty Indians In that vicinity, who, under
the decision of the commissioner of the
general land Office. substantially affirmed by
the secretary of the interior. will have the
right to select $40 acres of land apiece, or
an aggregate of about 10000 acres, some
where in the Chelan country, from the
mouth of the Methow to the Chelan river,
and from there In northerly direction up
the lake.
. 1t Is said that in a western theatre re-
Gently man suddenly rose in his seat and
complained to the audience that on account
of the thing worn on the head of the VIC
man IN front of HIM he was unable to- wit
ness the performance. And, as the story
goes, the mans daring was rewarded. The
woman rose in her majesty, looked at the
man with an expression that seemed to say,
''On, wish I were Corbett," and swept
out of the house in great anger.
Henry Boyer and Andrew Hanson, two of
our pImrods, yesterday took a boat and
went down the river hunting ducks. When
they came to Crates point they found belt
of ice, which was about one hundred yards
wide. They pulled their boat over this and
found clear water beyond. Journeying as
far as Mosier they were fortunate in having
several shots and baggiDg some game. ln
the evening they returned by the same
route, arriving home about ] o'clock.
Grants Pass Courier: Last Friday Robert
Mccartney, a bridge builder living at Wolf
creek station, shot his wife accidentally in
the hip with 44.calIber Winchester. He
was in the house showing his brother-in-law
how to handle the gun, when the lady
stepped in front of them just as it accident
ally went { f. The bullet tore along under
The skin for few inches but did not strike
inward. The coupe are rooming at Col.
Curry's residence and Mrs. Mccartney, who
is young woman of twenty, is recovering
rapidly.
A Vancouver paper gives the following
account of the experiences of two men on
scow in the Columbia: For several days
previous to the break in the ice gorge at
Ryan's point, scow was observed to be far
out In the ice, a prisoner. People were seen
upon it moving about for several days. but
knowledge of the ownership or occupancy
beyond this seemed to be hard to obtain
until Saturday. Two brothers named But
ler who had lived at Cape Horn, had the
scow and they lived on it. 1t was caught
in the ice pack one night and steadily moved
down the river with it. They had food and
fuel, and kept very comfortable through